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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Centralization of Political Power Index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.801
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.793
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
34th
Saudi Arabia rank
37th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.801 against 0.793 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 173 countries.

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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

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