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

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 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.

Gabon vs Madagascar: Centralization of Political Power Index

Gabon

0.721

in 2025

Madagascar

0.733

in 2025

Gabon rank

51st

Madagascar rank

50th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Gabon
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.733 against 0.721 in Gabon, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 50th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 10 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.893	0.711	0.182	Gabon
1920s	0.893	0.7083	0.1847	Gabon
1930s	0.893	0.708	0.185	Gabon
1940s	0.8578	0.6939	0.1639	Gabon
1950s	0.761	0.623	0.138	Gabon
1960s	0.7422	0.6965	0.0457	Gabon
1970s	0.7618	0.7962	0.0344	Madagascar
1980s	0.762	0.8054	0.0434	Madagascar
1990s	0.6781	0.6054	0.0727	Gabon
2000s	0.703	0.6222	0.0808	Gabon
2010s	0.7349	0.7245	0.0104	Gabon
2020s	0.7578	0.7228	0.035	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Gabon or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.733 against 0.721 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Gabon and Madagascar?: 0.012, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Madagascar?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Madagascar rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Gabon ranks 51st 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.