Which has higher centralization of political power index, Ethiopia or Turkey?

Turkey, at 0.798 against 0.791 in Ethiopia as of 2025.

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

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 Turkey: Centralization of Political Power Index

Ethiopia

0.791

in 2025

Turkey

0.798

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

38th

Turkey rank

36th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Ethiopia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.798 against 0.791 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.007.

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

Ethiopia ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 36th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.938	0.925	0.013	Ethiopia
1790s	0.938	0.925	0.013	Ethiopia
1800s	0.938	0.925	0.013	Ethiopia
1810s	0.938	0.925	0.013	Ethiopia
1820s	0.938	0.925	0.013	Ethiopia
1830s	0.938	0.925	0.013	Ethiopia
1840s	0.938	0.925	0.013	Ethiopia
1850s	0.938	0.925	0.013	Ethiopia
1860s	0.938	0.9102	0.0278	Ethiopia
1870s	0.938	0.8373	0.1007	Ethiopia
1880s	0.938	0.857	0.081	Ethiopia
1890s	0.938	0.857	0.081	Ethiopia
1900s	0.948	0.8123	0.1357	Ethiopia
1910s	0.948	0.6752	0.2728	Ethiopia
1920s	0.948	0.5296	0.4184	Ethiopia
1930s	0.9353	0.507	0.4283	Ethiopia
1940s	0.9243	0.5194	0.4049	Ethiopia
1950s	0.9225	0.43	0.4925	Ethiopia
1960s	0.924	0.2751	0.6489	Ethiopia
1970s	0.94	0.2968	0.6432	Ethiopia
1980s	0.9486	0.3796	0.569	Ethiopia
1990s	0.8532	0.2368	0.6164	Ethiopia
2000s	0.8205	0.1832	0.6373	Ethiopia
2010s	0.7989	0.5312	0.2677	Ethiopia
2020s	0.7477	0.8102	0.0625	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Ethiopia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 0.798 against 0.791 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Ethiopia and Turkey?: 0.007, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkey?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Turkey rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Ethiopia ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 36th 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.