What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?

0.002, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia: Centralization of Political Power Index

Ethiopia

0.791

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.793

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

38th

Saudi Arabia rank

37th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.793 against 0.791 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 173 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 24 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1790s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1800s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1810s	0.938	0.8782	0.0598	Ethiopia
1820s	0.938	0.8834	0.0546	Ethiopia
1830s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1840s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1850s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1860s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1870s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1880s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1890s	0.938	0.873	0.065	Ethiopia
1900s	0.948	0.873	0.075	Ethiopia
1910s	0.948	0.873	0.075	Ethiopia
1920s	0.948	0.8818	0.0662	Ethiopia
1930s	0.9353	0.847	0.0883	Ethiopia
1940s	0.9243	0.835	0.0893	Ethiopia
1950s	0.9225	0.8186	0.1039	Ethiopia
1960s	0.924	0.7906	0.1334	Ethiopia
1970s	0.94	0.8073	0.1327	Ethiopia
1980s	0.9486	0.816	0.1326	Ethiopia
1990s	0.8532	0.82	0.0332	Ethiopia
2000s	0.8205	0.8013	0.0192	Ethiopia
2010s	0.7989	0.7697	0.0292	Ethiopia
2020s	0.7477	0.7915	0.0438	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Ethiopia or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.793 against 0.791 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?: 0.002, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Ethiopia ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th 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.