China vs Russia: Centralization of Political Power Index
China
0.931
in 2025
Russia
0.945
in 2025
China rank
15th
Russia rank
13th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.945 against 0.931 in China, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
China ranks 15th and Russia ranks 13th of 173 countries.
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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.