Canada vs Luxembourg: Centralization of Political Power Index
Canada
0.085
in 2025
Luxembourg
0.09
in 2025
Canada rank
148th
Luxembourg rank
145th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Canada
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.09 against 0.085 in Canada, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Canada ranks 148th and Luxembourg ranks 145th of 176 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.218 | 0.52 | 0.302 | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 0.218 | 0.5063 | 0.2883 | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 0.17 | 0.336 | 0.166 | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 0.138 | 0.336 | 0.198 | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 0.138 | 0.307 | 0.169 | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 0.138 | 0.221 | 0.083 | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 0.138 | 0.2916 | 0.1536 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 0.1095 | 0.205 | 0.0955 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 0.1098 | 0.205 | 0.0952 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 0.101 | 0.5193 | 0.4183 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 0.0606 | 0.119 | 0.0584 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.0599 | 0.119 | 0.0591 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.0525 | 0.1 | 0.0475 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.0542 | 0.1 | 0.0458 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.056 | 0.083 | 0.027 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.0548 | 0.083 | 0.0282 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.0543 | 0.083 | 0.0287 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.0813 | 0.0895 | 0.0082 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Canada or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.09 against 0.085 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Canada and Luxembourg?
- 0.005, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Luxembourg rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Canada ranks 148th and Luxembourg ranks 145th 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.