Guatemala vs Spain: Centralization of Political Power Index

Guatemala
0.059
in 2025
Spain
0.05
in 2025
Guatemala rank
152nd
Spain rank
153rd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Guatemala
  • Spain
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.059 against 0.05 in Spain, a difference of 0.009.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Guatemala ranks 152nd 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.