How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Brazil vs Netherlands: Centralization of Political Power Index

Brazil

0.034

in 2025

Netherlands

0.036

in 2025

Brazil rank

165th

Netherlands rank

163rd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Brazil
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.036 against 0.034 in Brazil, a difference of 0.002.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Brazil ranks 165th and Netherlands ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 19 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.618	0.783	0.165	Netherlands
1790s	0.618	0.7961	0.1781	Netherlands
1800s	0.618	0.8129	0.1949	Netherlands
1810s	0.618	0.7285	0.1105	Netherlands
1820s	0.5783	0.649	0.0707	Netherlands
1830s	0.545	0.6404	0.0954	Netherlands
1840s	0.545	0.4382	0.1068	Brazil
1850s	0.545	0.091	0.454	Brazil
1860s	0.545	0.091	0.454	Brazil
1870s	0.545	0.091	0.454	Brazil
1880s	0.545	0.091	0.454	Brazil
1890s	0.6036	0.091	0.5126	Brazil
1900s	0.587	0.091	0.496	Brazil
1910s	0.5858	0.0896	0.4962	Brazil
1920s	0.583	0.084	0.499	Brazil
1930s	0.734	0.084	0.65	Brazil
1940s	0.63	0.1646	0.4654	Brazil
1950s	0.3818	0.052	0.3298	Brazil
1960s	0.5542	0.049	0.5052	Brazil
1970s	0.7315	0.045	0.6865	Brazil
1980s	0.4716	0.0348	0.4368	Brazil
1990s	0.1383	0.034	0.1043	Brazil
2000s	0.0966	0.0332	0.0634	Brazil
2010s	0.0859	0.0285	0.0574	Brazil
2020s	0.089	0.03	0.059	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Brazil or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.036 against 0.034 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Brazil and Netherlands?: 0.002, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Brazil ranks 165th and Netherlands ranks 163rd of 176 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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Indicator: Centralization of Political Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.