Burundi vs Turkmenistan: Centralization of Political Power Index
Burundi
0.936
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.947
in 2025
Burundi rank
14th
Turkmenistan rank
12th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Burundi
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.947 against 0.936 in Burundi, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Burundi ranks 14th and Turkmenistan ranks 12th of 173 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.713 | 0.8902 | 0.1773 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.713 | 0.9696 | 0.2566 | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.713 | 0.971 | 0.258 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.713 | 0.971 | 0.258 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.7028 | 0.9668 | 0.264 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.586 | 0.964 | 0.378 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.7274 | 0.964 | 0.2366 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.6004 | 0.9545 | 0.3541 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.4749 | 0.9693 | 0.4944 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.5584 | 0.9719 | 0.4135 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.8685 | 0.9608 | 0.0923 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.907 | 0.9382 | 0.0312 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Burundi or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.947 against 0.936 in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Burundi and Turkmenistan?
- 0.011, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Turkmenistan?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Turkmenistan rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Burundi ranks 14th and Turkmenistan ranks 12th 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.