Brazil vs Costa Rica: Centralization of Political Power Index
Brazil
0.034
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.033
in 2025
Brazil rank
162nd
Costa Rica rank
163rd
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.034 against 0.033 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 162nd and Costa Rica ranks 163rd of 173 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.545 | 0.493 | 0.052 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.545 | 0.4793 | 0.0657 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.545 | 0.451 | 0.094 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.545 | 0.484 | 0.061 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.545 | 0.4918 | 0.0532 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.545 | 0.4636 | 0.0814 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.6036 | 0.4704 | 0.1332 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.587 | 0.4546 | 0.1324 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.5858 | 0.4881 | 0.0977 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.583 | 0.421 | 0.162 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.734 | 0.423 | 0.311 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.63 | 0.3902 | 0.2398 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.3818 | 0.0538 | 0.328 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.5542 | 0.053 | 0.5012 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.7315 | 0.0527 | 0.6788 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4716 | 0.0419 | 0.4297 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.1383 | 0.027 | 0.1113 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0966 | 0.0333 | 0.0633 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0859 | 0.0322 | 0.0537 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.089 | 0.0323 | 0.0567 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 0.034 against 0.033 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.001, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Brazil ranks 162nd and Costa Rica ranks 163rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.