Congo vs Vietnam: Centralization of Political Power Index

Congo
0.772
in 2025
Vietnam
0.783
in 2025
Congo rank
44th
Vietnam rank
42nd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Congo
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.783 against 0.772 in Congo, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 42nd 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.