Which has higher centralization of political power index, Ghana or Slovakia?

Slovakia, at 0.155 against 0.149 in Ghana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Slovakia?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 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.

Ghana vs Slovakia: Centralization of Political Power Index

Ghana

0.149

in 2025

Slovakia

0.155

in 2025

Ghana rank

129th

Slovakia rank

126th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Ghana
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.155 against 0.149 in Ghana, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 129th and Slovakia ranks 126th of 173 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 8 and Slovakia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.504	0.2956	0.2084	Ghana
1910s	0.48	0.2884	0.1916	Ghana
1920s	0.48	0.229	0.251	Ghana
1930s	0.48	0.2954	0.1846	Ghana
1940s	0.4776	0.8296	0.352	Slovakia
1950s	0.318	0.949	0.631	Slovakia
1960s	0.4182	0.9337	0.5155	Slovakia
1970s	0.512	0.9362	0.4242	Slovakia
1980s	0.5474	0.9311	0.3837	Slovakia
1990s	0.2799	0.1752	0.1047	Ghana
2000s	0.1155	0.1038	0.0117	Ghana
2010s	0.124	0.1164	0.0076	Ghana
2020s	0.1475	0.0877	0.0598	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Ghana or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 0.155 against 0.149 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Ghana and Slovakia?: 0.006, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Slovakia?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Slovakia rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Ghana ranks 129th and Slovakia ranks 126th 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.