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

India, at 0.349 against 0.336 in Liberia as of 2025.

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

205 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

India vs Liberia: Centralization of Political Power Index

India

0.349

in 2025

Liberia

0.336

in 2025

India rank

86th

Liberia rank

89th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

India
Liberia

How they compare

India currently reports 0.349 against 0.336 in Liberia, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Liberia ahead.

India ranks 86th and Liberia ranks 89th of 176 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.527	0.93	0.403	Liberia
1830s	0.4948	0.9256	0.4308	Liberia
1840s	0.481	0.801	0.32	Liberia
1850s	0.481	0.524	0.043	Liberia
1860s	0.481	0.524	0.043	Liberia
1870s	0.481	0.503	0.022	Liberia
1880s	0.481	0.494	0.013	Liberia
1890s	0.481	0.494	0.013	Liberia
1900s	0.465	0.494	0.029	Liberia
1910s	0.446	0.494	0.048	Liberia
1920s	0.446	0.4943	0.0483	Liberia
1930s	0.343	0.497	0.154	Liberia
1940s	0.2679	0.5992	0.3313	Liberia
1950s	0.1568	0.6854	0.5286	Liberia
1960s	0.159	0.686	0.527	Liberia
1970s	0.2251	0.6581	0.433	Liberia
1980s	0.144	0.7861	0.6421	Liberia
1990s	0.1242	0.5865	0.4623	Liberia
2000s	0.123	0.4353	0.3123	Liberia
2010s	0.1579	0.3306	0.1727	Liberia
2020s	0.2827	0.3663	0.0837	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, India or Liberia?: India, at 0.349 against 0.336 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between India and Liberia?: 0.013, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Liberia?: 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do India and Liberia rank globally for centralization of political power index?: India ranks 86th and Liberia ranks 89th 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.