How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Madagascar?

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.

Eswatini vs Madagascar: Centralization of Political Power Index

Eswatini

0.694

in 2025

Madagascar

0.733

in 2025

Eswatini rank

52nd

Madagascar rank

50th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Eswatini
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.733 against 0.694 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.039.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 52nd and Madagascar ranks 50th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 8 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.735	0.711	0.024	Eswatini
1910s	0.735	0.711	0.024	Eswatini
1920s	0.735	0.7083	0.0267	Eswatini
1930s	0.735	0.708	0.027	Eswatini
1940s	0.735	0.6939	0.0411	Eswatini
1950s	0.7034	0.623	0.0804	Eswatini
1960s	0.636	0.6965	0.0605	Madagascar
1970s	0.6228	0.7962	0.1734	Madagascar
1980s	0.587	0.8054	0.2184	Madagascar
1990s	0.6104	0.6054	0.005	Eswatini
2000s	0.662	0.6222	0.0398	Eswatini
2010s	0.6904	0.7245	0.0341	Madagascar
2020s	0.6718	0.7228	0.051	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Eswatini or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.733 against 0.694 in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Eswatini and Madagascar?: 0.039, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Madagascar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eswatini and Madagascar rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Eswatini ranks 52nd and Madagascar ranks 50th 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.