France vs Iceland: Centralization of Political Power Index

France
0.048
in 2025
Iceland
0.045
in 2025
France rank
154th
Iceland rank
157th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • France
  • Iceland
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.048 against 0.045 in Iceland, a difference of 0.003.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.

France ranks 154th and Iceland ranks 157th of 173 countries.

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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

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