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

India, at 0.349 against 0.348 in Paraguay as of 2025.

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

215 years are reported by both, from 1811 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 Paraguay: Centralization of Political Power Index

India

0.349

in 2025

Paraguay

0.348

in 2025

India rank

86th

Paraguay rank

87th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

India
Paraguay

How they compare

India currently reports 0.349 against 0.348 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.

India ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.527	0.9508	0.4238	Paraguay
1820s	0.527	0.953	0.426	Paraguay
1830s	0.4948	0.953	0.4582	Paraguay
1840s	0.481	0.9419	0.4609	Paraguay
1850s	0.481	0.932	0.451	Paraguay
1860s	0.481	0.9315	0.4505	Paraguay
1870s	0.481	0.8913	0.4103	Paraguay
1880s	0.481	0.89	0.409	Paraguay
1890s	0.481	0.89	0.409	Paraguay
1900s	0.465	0.8819	0.4169	Paraguay
1910s	0.446	0.869	0.423	Paraguay
1920s	0.446	0.869	0.423	Paraguay
1930s	0.343	0.874	0.531	Paraguay
1940s	0.2679	0.9362	0.6683	Paraguay
1950s	0.1568	0.8993	0.7425	Paraguay
1960s	0.159	0.9079	0.7489	Paraguay
1970s	0.2251	0.889	0.6639	Paraguay
1980s	0.144	0.8734	0.7294	Paraguay
1990s	0.1242	0.4109	0.2867	Paraguay
2000s	0.123	0.2993	0.1763	Paraguay
2010s	0.1579	0.3074	0.1495	Paraguay
2020s	0.2827	0.2862	0.0035	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, India or Paraguay?: India, at 0.349 against 0.348 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between India and Paraguay?: 0.001, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Paraguay?: 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
How do India and Paraguay rank globally for centralization of political power index?: India ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 87th 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.