Which has higher centralization of political power index, Cuba or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan, at 0.901 against 0.899 in Cuba as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uzbekistan?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Cuba vs Uzbekistan: Centralization of Political Power Index

Cuba

0.899

in 2025

Uzbekistan

0.901

in 2025

Cuba rank

21st

Uzbekistan rank

20th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Cuba
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 0.901 against 0.899 in Cuba, a difference of 0.002.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Uzbekistan has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 21st and Uzbekistan ranks 20th of 173 countries.

Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.877	0.941	0.064	Uzbekistan
1790s	0.877	0.941	0.064	Uzbekistan
1800s	0.877	0.941	0.064	Uzbekistan
1810s	0.8762	0.941	0.0648	Uzbekistan
1820s	0.876	0.941	0.065	Uzbekistan
1830s	0.8748	0.941	0.0662	Uzbekistan
1840s	0.872	0.941	0.069	Uzbekistan
1850s	0.872	0.941	0.069	Uzbekistan
1860s	0.872	0.941	0.069	Uzbekistan
1870s	0.872	0.941	0.069	Uzbekistan
1880s	0.872	0.941	0.069	Uzbekistan
1890s	0.8626	0.941	0.0784	Uzbekistan
1900s	0.4944	0.941	0.4466	Uzbekistan
1910s	0.474	0.941	0.467	Uzbekistan
1920s	0.5018	0.9668	0.465	Uzbekistan
1930s	0.5315	0.971	0.4395	Uzbekistan
1940s	0.3862	0.971	0.5848	Uzbekistan
1950s	0.6255	0.9668	0.3413	Uzbekistan
1960s	0.942	0.964	0.022	Uzbekistan
1970s	0.9306	0.964	0.0334	Uzbekistan
1980s	0.905	0.9545	0.0495	Uzbekistan
1990s	0.905	0.9651	0.0601	Uzbekistan
2000s	0.9048	0.9752	0.0704	Uzbekistan
2010s	0.8959	0.9657	0.0698	Uzbekistan
2020s	0.8928	0.9112	0.0183	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Cuba or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 0.901 against 0.899 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Cuba and Uzbekistan?: 0.002, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uzbekistan?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Uzbekistan rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Cuba ranks 21st and Uzbekistan ranks 20th 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.