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
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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 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.