France vs Spain: Centralization of Political Power Index

France
0.048
in 2025
Spain
0.05
in 2025
France rank
154th
Spain rank
153rd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.05 against 0.048 in France, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

France ranks 154th and Spain ranks 153rd 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.