Which has higher centralization of political power index, Bulgaria or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 0.167 against 0.165 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Centralization of Political Power Index

Bulgaria

0.165

in 2025

Lesotho

0.167

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

124th

Lesotho rank

123rd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Bulgaria
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.167 against 0.165 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 124th and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.529	0.5132	0.0158	Bulgaria
1910s	0.5269	0.488	0.0389	Bulgaria
1920s	0.5373	0.488	0.0493	Bulgaria
1930s	0.5795	0.488	0.0915	Bulgaria
1940s	0.6977	0.488	0.2097	Bulgaria
1950s	0.8223	0.483	0.3393	Bulgaria
1960s	0.825	0.4154	0.4096	Bulgaria
1970s	0.825	0.4516	0.3734	Bulgaria
1980s	0.825	0.4581	0.3669	Bulgaria
1990s	0.169	0.3044	0.1354	Lesotho
2000s	0.1409	0.246	0.1051	Lesotho
2010s	0.146	0.2061	0.0601	Lesotho
2020s	0.1482	0.1605	0.0123	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Bulgaria or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.167 against 0.165 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Bulgaria and Lesotho?: 0.002, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Bulgaria ranks 124th and Lesotho ranks 123rd 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.