Guatemala vs United Kingdom: Centralization of Political Power Index
Guatemala
0.059
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.06
in 2025
Guatemala rank
152nd
United Kingdom rank
150th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Guatemala
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.06 against 0.059 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 150th of 173 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.428 | 0.163 | 0.265 | Guatemala |
| 1790s | 0.428 | 0.1625 | 0.2655 | Guatemala |
| 1800s | 0.428 | 0.1661 | 0.2619 | Guatemala |
| 1810s | 0.428 | 0.1647 | 0.2633 | Guatemala |
| 1820s | 0.4993 | 0.162 | 0.3373 | Guatemala |
| 1830s | 0.5815 | 0.1451 | 0.4364 | Guatemala |
| 1840s | 0.7354 | 0.1295 | 0.6059 | Guatemala |
| 1850s | 0.661 | 0.1316 | 0.5294 | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 0.6352 | 0.1302 | 0.505 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 0.6203 | 0.1266 | 0.4937 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0.6064 | 0.1308 | 0.4756 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 0.5962 | 0.1291 | 0.4671 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0.769 | 0.137 | 0.632 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.7624 | 0.1374 | 0.625 | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.6604 | 0.1324 | 0.528 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.7319 | 0.1328 | 0.5991 | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.5792 | 0.1382 | 0.441 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.5523 | 0.116 | 0.4363 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.6138 | 0.1046 | 0.5092 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.6119 | 0.0953 | 0.5166 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.5718 | 0.0896 | 0.4822 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.3611 | 0.0856 | 0.2755 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.3129 | 0.0636 | 0.2493 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.0604 | 0.1896 | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.237 | 0.0637 | 0.1733 | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Guatemala or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.06 against 0.059 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Guatemala and United Kingdom?
- 0.001, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and United Kingdom?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and United Kingdom rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Guatemala ranks 152nd and United Kingdom ranks 150th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.