Burundi vs China: Centralization of Political Power Index

Burundi
0.936
in 2025
China
0.931
in 2025
Burundi rank
14th
China rank
15th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Burundi
  • China
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.936 against 0.931 in China, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was China ahead.

Burundi ranks 14th and China ranks 15th of 173 countries.

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About this data

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

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