Which has higher centralization of political power index, Guinea or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.74 against 0.739 in Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Guinea vs Somalia: Centralization of Political Power Index

Guinea

0.739

in 2025

Somalia

0.74

in 2025

Guinea rank

49th

Somalia rank

48th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Guinea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.74 against 0.739 in Guinea, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.959	0.79	0.169	Guinea
1910s	0.959	0.79	0.169	Guinea
1920s	0.959	0.79	0.169	Guinea
1930s	0.948	0.79	0.158	Guinea
1940s	0.9334	0.7657	0.1677	Guinea
1950s	0.9113	0.6315	0.2798	Guinea
1960s	0.926	0.4614	0.4646	Guinea
1970s	0.928	0.9363	0.0083	Somalia
1980s	0.9329	0.898	0.0349	Guinea
1990s	0.8411	0.9362	0.0951	Somalia
2000s	0.8469	0.8676	0.0207	Somalia
2010s	0.817	0.6986	0.1184	Guinea
2020s	0.7652	0.7355	0.0297	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Guinea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.74 against 0.739 in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Guinea and Somalia?: 0.001, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Guinea ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 48th of 176 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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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: 18 September 2026

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