Which has higher centralization of political power index, Haiti or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan, at 0.834 against 0.809 in Haiti as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Kazakhstan?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Haiti vs Kazakhstan: Centralization of Political Power Index

Haiti

0.809

in 2025

Kazakhstan

0.834

in 2025

Haiti rank

32nd

Kazakhstan rank

29th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Haiti
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.834 against 0.809 in Haiti, a difference of 0.025.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 32nd and Kazakhstan ranks 29th of 173 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 12 and Kazakhstan in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.949	0.93	0.019	Haiti
1790s	0.949	0.93	0.019	Haiti
1800s	0.949	0.93	0.019	Haiti
1810s	0.9341	0.93	0.0041	Haiti
1820s	0.913	0.93	0.017	Kazakhstan
1830s	0.913	0.93	0.017	Kazakhstan
1840s	0.9302	0.93	0.0002	Haiti
1850s	0.937	0.9055	0.0315	Haiti
1860s	0.937	0.6121	0.3249	Haiti
1870s	0.937	0.4524	0.4846	Haiti
1880s	0.937	0.8534	0.0836	Haiti
1890s	0.895	0.852	0.043	Haiti
1900s	0.8968	0.8659	0.0309	Haiti
1910s	0.9082	0.8397	0.0685	Haiti
1920s	0.9361	0.9696	0.0335	Kazakhstan
1930s	0.887	0.971	0.084	Kazakhstan
1940s	0.8752	0.971	0.0958	Kazakhstan
1950s	0.9106	0.9668	0.0562	Kazakhstan
1960s	0.96	0.964	0.004	Kazakhstan
1970s	0.9547	0.964	0.0093	Kazakhstan
1980s	0.923	0.9545	0.0315	Kazakhstan
1990s	0.7159	0.8027	0.0868	Kazakhstan
2000s	0.6366	0.881	0.2444	Kazakhstan
2010s	0.6904	0.8592	0.1688	Kazakhstan
2020s	0.7593	0.8153	0.056	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Haiti or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 0.834 against 0.809 in Haiti as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Haiti and Kazakhstan?: 0.025, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Kazakhstan?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Kazakhstan rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Haiti ranks 32nd 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: 07 August 2026

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