Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen: Centralization of Political Power Index
Guinea-Bissau
0.843
in 2025
Yemen
0.848
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
27th
Yemen rank
25th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.848 against 0.843 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 25th of 173 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.905 | 0.8123 | 0.0927 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 0.905 | 0.6673 | 0.2378 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.6634 | 0.6336 | 0.0299 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.5153 | 0.6655 | 0.1502 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.4824 | 0.7771 | 0.2947 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.5723 | 0.8528 | 0.2805 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Guinea-Bissau or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.848 against 0.843 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?
- 0.005, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Yemen rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 25th 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.