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

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 Myanmar: Centralization of Political Power Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.977

in 2025

Myanmar

0.982

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

5th

Myanmar rank

4th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.982 against 0.977 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.005.

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 Myanmar ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 11 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.953	0.704	0.249	Equatorial Guinea
1910s	0.953	0.704	0.249	Equatorial Guinea
1920s	0.953	0.6092	0.3438	Equatorial Guinea
1930s	0.953	0.5825	0.3705	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.953	0.6169	0.3361	Equatorial Guinea
1950s	0.941	0.3814	0.5596	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.8989	0.8304	0.0685	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.9879	0.9613	0.0266	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.9606	0.954	0.0066	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.931	0.97	0.039	Myanmar
2000s	0.9305	0.97	0.0395	Myanmar
2010s	0.9483	0.6136	0.3347	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.9712	0.8788	0.0923	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Equatorial Guinea or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 0.982 against 0.977 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Equatorial Guinea and Myanmar?: 0.005, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Myanmar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Myanmar rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 4th 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.