Ecuador vs Kuwait: Centralization of Political Power Index
Ecuador
0.409
in 2025
Kuwait
0.439
in 2025
Ecuador rank
80th
Kuwait rank
78th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Ecuador
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.439 against 0.409 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.03.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 80th and Kuwait ranks 78th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 16 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.8502 | 0.641 | 0.2092 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 0.7814 | 0.641 | 0.1404 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.6144 | 0.641 | 0.0266 | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.8236 | 0.641 | 0.1826 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.7763 | 0.641 | 0.1353 | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.7419 | 0.641 | 0.1009 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.5377 | 0.641 | 0.1033 | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.4683 | 0.567 | 0.0987 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.5232 | 0.567 | 0.0438 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.7345 | 0.567 | 0.1675 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.7569 | 0.5561 | 0.2008 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.743 | 0.53 | 0.213 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.6846 | 0.53 | 0.1546 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.7418 | 0.2769 | 0.4649 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.8452 | 0.3129 | 0.5323 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.4843 | 0.3446 | 0.1397 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.485 | 0.3002 | 0.1848 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.5599 | 0.263 | 0.2969 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.6506 | 0.2604 | 0.3902 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.3557 | 0.2763 | 0.0793 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Ecuador or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.439 against 0.409 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Ecuador and Kuwait?
- 0.03, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kuwait?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Kuwait rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Ecuador ranks 80th and Kuwait ranks 78th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.