Italy vs United States: Centralization of Political Power Index
Italy
0.162
in 2025
United States
0.153
in 2025
Italy rank
124th
United States rank
127th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.162 against 0.153 in United States, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 211 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 124th and United States ranks 127th of 173 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.767 | 0.168 | 0.599 | Italy |
| 1820s | 0.767 | 0.1666 | 0.6004 | Italy |
| 1830s | 0.767 | 0.161 | 0.606 | Italy |
| 1840s | 0.7562 | 0.161 | 0.5952 | Italy |
| 1850s | 0.713 | 0.161 | 0.552 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.4474 | 0.1768 | 0.2706 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.3846 | 0.123 | 0.2616 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.38 | 0.123 | 0.257 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.3944 | 0.1075 | 0.2869 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.3946 | 0.092 | 0.3026 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.3979 | 0.0926 | 0.3053 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.7278 | 0.1088 | 0.619 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.944 | 0.099 | 0.845 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.6104 | 0.0959 | 0.5145 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.2124 | 0.0937 | 0.1187 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.166 | 0.1082 | 0.0578 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.1435 | 0.058 | 0.0855 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.138 | 0.0516 | 0.0864 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.1077 | 0.0495 | 0.0582 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0993 | 0.0436 | 0.0557 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0911 | 0.0449 | 0.0462 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.1157 | 0.0808 | 0.0348 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Italy or United States?
- Italy, at 0.162 against 0.153 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Italy and United States?
- 0.009, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Italy ranks 124th and United States ranks 127th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.