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

Egypt, at 0.538 against 0.531 in Ukraine as of 2025.

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

80 years are reported by both, from 1946 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 Ukraine: Centralization of Political Power Index

Egypt

0.538

in 2025

Ukraine

0.531

in 2025

Egypt rank

68th

Ukraine rank

69th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Egypt
Ukraine

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.538 against 0.531 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ukraine ahead.

Egypt ranks 68th and Ukraine ranks 69th of 173 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.372	0.971	0.599	Ukraine
1950s	0.5624	0.9668	0.4044	Ukraine
1960s	0.5588	0.964	0.4052	Ukraine
1970s	0.4411	0.964	0.5229	Ukraine
1980s	0.4161	0.9545	0.5384	Ukraine
1990s	0.44	0.6115	0.1715	Ukraine
2000s	0.4148	0.6198	0.205	Ukraine
2010s	0.5079	0.7311	0.2232	Ukraine
2020s	0.4792	0.5847	0.1055	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Egypt or Ukraine?: Egypt, at 0.538 against 0.531 in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Egypt and Ukraine?: 0.007, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ukraine?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Ukraine rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Egypt ranks 68th and Ukraine ranks 69th 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.