Which has higher centralization of political power index, Israel or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 0.11 against 0.103 in Israel as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sri Lanka?

98 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Israel vs Sri Lanka: Centralization of Political Power Index

Israel

0.103

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.11

in 2025

Israel rank

139th

Sri Lanka rank

136th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Israel
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.11 against 0.103 in Israel, a difference of 0.007.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 173 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.8123	0.146	0.6663	Israel
1910s	0.6752	0.146	0.5292	Israel
1940s	0.121	0.2005	0.0795	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.1238	0.193	0.0692	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.1051	0.203	0.0979	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.0681	0.2346	0.1665	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.0625	0.3082	0.2457	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.064	0.2988	0.2348	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.0643	0.3096	0.2453	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0737	0.2485	0.1748	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.0825	0.2155	0.133	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Israel or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.11 against 0.103 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Israel and Sri Lanka?: 0.007, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sri Lanka?: 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Israel and Sri Lanka rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Israel ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th 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.