What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?

0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: Centralization of Political Power Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.977

in 2025

Eritrea

0.977

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

5th

Eritrea rank

5th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.977 against 0.977 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Eritrea ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Eritrea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.953	0.947	0.006	Equatorial Guinea
1910s	0.953	0.947	0.006	Equatorial Guinea
1920s	0.953	0.947	0.006	Equatorial Guinea
1930s	0.953	0.947	0.006	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.953	0.7887	0.1643	Equatorial Guinea
1950s	0.941	0.73	0.211	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.8989	0.9039	0.005	Eritrea
1970s	0.9879	0.9651	0.0228	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.9606	0.982	0.0214	Eritrea
1990s	0.931	0.9511	0.0201	Eritrea
2000s	0.9305	0.989	0.0585	Eritrea
2010s	0.9483	0.9916	0.0433	Eritrea
2020s	0.9712	0.9753	0.0042	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.977 against 0.977 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?: 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Eritrea ranks 5th of 176 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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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: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.