What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Comoros and Saudi Arabia?

0.008, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Saudi Arabia?

94 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Comoros vs Saudi Arabia: Centralization of Political Power Index

Comoros

0.785

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.793

in 2025

Comoros rank

40th

Saudi Arabia rank

37th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Comoros
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.793 against 0.785 in Comoros, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Comoros ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 176 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.783	0.873	0.09	Saudi Arabia
1910s	0.7825	0.873	0.0905	Saudi Arabia
1940s	0.784	0.835	0.051	Saudi Arabia
1950s	0.777	0.8186	0.0416	Saudi Arabia
1960s	0.762	0.7906	0.0286	Saudi Arabia
1970s	0.7076	0.8073	0.0997	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0.7661	0.816	0.0499	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0.6349	0.82	0.1851	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.6728	0.8013	0.1285	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.6203	0.7697	0.1494	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.783	0.7915	0.0085	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Comoros or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.793 against 0.785 in Comoros as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Comoros and Saudi Arabia?: 0.008, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Saudi Arabia?: 94 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Comoros and Saudi Arabia rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Comoros ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th 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.