Guinea-Bissau vs Kazakhstan: Centralization of Political Power Index

Guinea-Bissau
0.843
in 2025
Kazakhstan
0.834
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
27th
Kazakhstan rank
29th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.843 against 0.834 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and Kazakhstan ranks 29th of 173 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.905 0.8659 0.0391 Guinea-Bissau
1910s 0.905 0.8397 0.0653 Guinea-Bissau
1920s 0.9119 0.9696 0.0577 Kazakhstan
1930s 0.92 0.971 0.051 Kazakhstan
1940s 0.92 0.971 0.051 Kazakhstan
1950s 0.92 0.9668 0.0468 Kazakhstan
1960s 0.92 0.964 0.044 Kazakhstan
1970s 0.8528 0.964 0.1112 Kazakhstan
1980s 0.8809 0.9545 0.0736 Kazakhstan
1990s 0.6851 0.8027 0.1176 Kazakhstan
2000s 0.5153 0.881 0.3657 Kazakhstan
2010s 0.4824 0.8592 0.3768 Kazakhstan
2020s 0.5723 0.8153 0.243 Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Guinea-Bissau or Kazakhstan?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.843 against 0.834 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Guinea-Bissau and Kazakhstan?
0.009, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kazakhstan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Kazakhstan rank globally for centralization of political power index?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and Kazakhstan ranks 29th 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

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.