Which has higher centralization of political power index, Egypt or Laos?

Laos, at 0.557 against 0.538 in Egypt as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Laos?

142 years are reported by both, from 1874 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.

Egypt vs Laos: Centralization of Political Power Index

Egypt

0.538

in 2025

Laos

0.557

in 2025

Egypt rank

68th

Laos rank

65th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Egypt
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.557 against 0.538 in Egypt, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Laos ahead.

Egypt ranks 68th and Laos ranks 65th of 173 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.541	0.693	0.152	Laos
1880s	0.3445	0.693	0.3485	Laos
1890s	0.346	0.693	0.347	Laos
1900s	0.363	0.644	0.281	Laos
1910s	0.4682	0.644	0.1758	Laos
1920s	0.4419	0.644	0.2021	Laos
1930s	0.372	0.644	0.272	Laos
1940s	0.372	0.5869	0.2149	Laos
1950s	0.5624	0.551	0.0114	Egypt
1960s	0.5588	0.5906	0.0318	Laos
1970s	0.4411	0.5868	0.1457	Laos
1980s	0.4161	0.5744	0.1583	Laos
1990s	0.44	0.499	0.059	Laos
2000s	0.4148	0.4984	0.0836	Laos
2010s	0.5079	0.5136	0.0057	Laos
2020s	0.4792	0.5538	0.0747	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Egypt or Laos?: Laos, at 0.557 against 0.538 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Egypt and Laos?: 0.019, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Laos?: 142 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Laos rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Egypt ranks 68th and Laos ranks 65th 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.