Which has higher centralization of political power index, Canada or South Korea?

South Korea, at 0.086 against 0.085 in Canada as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

Canada vs South Korea: Centralization of Political Power Index

Canada

0.085

in 2025

South Korea

0.086

in 2025

Canada rank

148th

South Korea rank

147th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Canada
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.086 against 0.085 in Canada, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was South Korea ahead.

Canada ranks 148th and South Korea ranks 147th of 176 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.218	0.941	0.723	South Korea
1850s	0.218	0.941	0.723	South Korea
1860s	0.218	0.941	0.723	South Korea
1870s	0.17	0.941	0.771	South Korea
1880s	0.138	0.941	0.803	South Korea
1890s	0.138	0.9324	0.7944	South Korea
1900s	0.138	0.922	0.784	South Korea
1910s	0.138	0.938	0.8	South Korea
1920s	0.1095	0.929	0.8195	South Korea
1930s	0.1098	0.928	0.8182	South Korea
1940s	0.101	0.8753	0.7743	South Korea
1950s	0.0606	0.67	0.6094	South Korea
1960s	0.0599	0.7188	0.6589	South Korea
1970s	0.0525	0.8429	0.7904	South Korea
1980s	0.0542	0.6526	0.5984	South Korea
1990s	0.056	0.1486	0.0926	South Korea
2000s	0.0548	0.0934	0.0386	South Korea
2010s	0.0543	0.1383	0.084	South Korea
2020s	0.0813	0.1043	0.023	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Canada or South Korea?: South Korea, at 0.086 against 0.085 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Canada and South Korea?: 0.001, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Canada ranks 148th and South Korea ranks 147th 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.