Which has higher centralization of political power index, Ireland or Latvia?

Latvia, at 0.044 against 0.039 in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?

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.

Ireland vs Latvia: Centralization of Political Power Index

Ireland

0.039

in 2025

Latvia

0.044

in 2025

Ireland rank

162nd

Latvia rank

161st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Ireland
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.044 against 0.039 in Ireland, a difference of 0.005.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.

Ireland ranks 162nd and Latvia ranks 161st of 176 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.163	0.93	0.767	Latvia
1790s	0.1625	0.93	0.7675	Latvia
1800s	0.1661	0.93	0.7639	Latvia
1810s	0.1647	0.93	0.7653	Latvia
1820s	0.1617	0.93	0.7683	Latvia
1830s	0.1451	0.93	0.7849	Latvia
1840s	0.1295	0.93	0.8005	Latvia
1850s	0.1316	0.9055	0.7739	Latvia
1860s	0.1302	0.6121	0.4819	Latvia
1870s	0.1266	0.4524	0.3258	Latvia
1880s	0.1308	0.8534	0.7226	Latvia
1890s	0.1291	0.852	0.7229	Latvia
1900s	0.137	0.8659	0.7289	Latvia
1910s	0.1494	0.8397	0.6903	Latvia
1920s	0.1031	0.1595	0.0564	Latvia
1930s	0.071	0.3215	0.2505	Latvia
1940s	0.0726	0.971	0.8984	Latvia
1950s	0.0522	0.9668	0.9146	Latvia
1960s	0.0505	0.964	0.9135	Latvia
1970s	0.0452	0.964	0.9188	Latvia
1980s	0.0554	0.9545	0.8991	Latvia
1990s	0.0515	0.1195	0.068	Latvia
2000s	0.048	0.0763	0.0283	Latvia
2010s	0.0475	0.0513	0.0038	Latvia
2020s	0.0402	0.0433	0.0032	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Ireland or Latvia?: Latvia, at 0.044 against 0.039 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Ireland and Latvia?: 0.005, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Ireland ranks 162nd and Latvia ranks 161st 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.