Which has higher centralization of political power index, Chad or El Salvador?

Chad, at 0.976 against 0.969 in El Salvador as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and El Salvador?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 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.

Chad vs El Salvador: Centralization of Political Power Index

Chad

0.976

in 2025

El Salvador

0.969

in 2025

Chad rank

7th

El Salvador rank

10th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Chad
El Salvador

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.976 against 0.969 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 173 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 9 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.919	0.729	0.19	Chad
1930s	0.919	0.7962	0.1228	Chad
1940s	0.8809	0.797	0.0839	Chad
1950s	0.7959	0.786	0.0099	Chad
1960s	0.6939	0.786	0.0921	El Salvador
1970s	0.7761	0.7975	0.0214	El Salvador
1980s	0.9122	0.7963	0.1159	Chad
1990s	0.8388	0.5532	0.2856	Chad
2000s	0.821	0.4029	0.4181	Chad
2010s	0.8602	0.297	0.5632	Chad
2020s	0.9258	0.844	0.0818	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Chad or El Salvador?: Chad, at 0.976 against 0.969 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Chad and El Salvador?: 0.007, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and El Salvador?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Chad and El Salvador rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Chad ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 10th 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

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: 07 August 2026

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