Which has higher centralization of political power index, Hungary or India?

India, at 0.349 against 0.34 in Hungary as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and India?

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.

Hungary vs India: Centralization of Political Power Index

Hungary

0.34

in 2025

India

0.349

in 2025

Hungary rank

88th

India rank

86th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Hungary
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.349 against 0.34 in Hungary, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 88th and India ranks 86th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 16 and India in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	India	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.661	0.527	0.134	Hungary
1790s	0.661	0.527	0.134	Hungary
1800s	0.661	0.527	0.134	Hungary
1810s	0.661	0.527	0.134	Hungary
1820s	0.661	0.527	0.134	Hungary
1830s	0.661	0.4948	0.1662	Hungary
1840s	0.5899	0.481	0.1089	Hungary
1850s	0.7117	0.481	0.2307	Hungary
1860s	0.5143	0.481	0.0333	Hungary
1870s	0.29	0.481	0.191	India
1880s	0.29	0.481	0.191	India
1890s	0.29	0.481	0.191	India
1900s	0.2945	0.465	0.1705	India
1910s	0.3234	0.446	0.1226	India
1920s	0.279	0.446	0.167	India
1930s	0.2714	0.343	0.0716	India
1940s	0.4338	0.2679	0.1659	Hungary
1950s	0.5637	0.1568	0.4069	Hungary
1960s	0.568	0.159	0.409	Hungary
1970s	0.57	0.2251	0.3449	Hungary
1980s	0.5625	0.144	0.4185	Hungary
1990s	0.0841	0.1242	0.0401	India
2000s	0.0853	0.123	0.0377	India
2010s	0.2403	0.1579	0.0824	Hungary
2020s	0.3477	0.2827	0.065	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Hungary or India?: India, at 0.349 against 0.34 in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Hungary and India?: 0.009, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and India?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Hungary and India rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Hungary ranks 88th and India ranks 86th 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.