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

Egypt, at 0.538 against 0.495 in Lebanon as of 2025.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1918 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 Lebanon: Centralization of Political Power Index

Egypt

0.538

in 2025

Lebanon

0.495

in 2025

Egypt rank

68th

Lebanon rank

71st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Egypt
Lebanon

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.538 against 0.495 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.043.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.

Egypt ranks 68th and Lebanon ranks 71st of 173 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.524	0.816	0.292	Lebanon
1920s	0.4419	0.7064	0.2645	Lebanon
1930s	0.372	0.679	0.307	Lebanon
1940s	0.372	0.7348	0.3628	Lebanon
1950s	0.5624	0.7417	0.1793	Lebanon
1960s	0.5588	0.694	0.1352	Lebanon
1970s	0.4411	0.7334	0.2923	Lebanon
1980s	0.4161	0.7606	0.3445	Lebanon
1990s	0.44	0.7047	0.2647	Lebanon
2000s	0.4148	0.6565	0.2417	Lebanon
2010s	0.5079	0.5357	0.0278	Lebanon
2020s	0.4792	0.4958	0.0167	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Egypt or Lebanon?: Egypt, at 0.538 against 0.495 in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Egypt and Lebanon?: 0.043, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lebanon?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Lebanon rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Egypt ranks 68th and Lebanon ranks 71st 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.