Which has higher centralization of political power index, Japan or Luxembourg?

Japan, at 0.094 against 0.09 in Luxembourg as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?

173 years are reported by both, from 1853 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.

Japan vs Luxembourg: Centralization of Political Power Index

Japan

0.094

in 2025

Luxembourg

0.09

in 2025

Japan rank

143rd

Luxembourg rank

145th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Japan
Luxembourg

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.094 against 0.09 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 143rd and Luxembourg ranks 145th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and Luxembourg in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.95	0.52	0.43	Japan
1860s	0.9465	0.5063	0.4402	Japan
1870s	0.7163	0.336	0.3803	Japan
1880s	0.5743	0.336	0.2383	Japan
1890s	0.3275	0.307	0.0205	Japan
1900s	0.3324	0.221	0.1114	Japan
1910s	0.3299	0.2916	0.0383	Japan
1920s	0.322	0.205	0.117	Japan
1930s	0.3285	0.205	0.1235	Japan
1940s	0.2634	0.5193	0.2559	Luxembourg
1950s	0.0914	0.119	0.0276	Luxembourg
1960s	0.091	0.119	0.028	Luxembourg
1970s	0.091	0.1	0.009	Luxembourg
1980s	0.091	0.1	0.009	Luxembourg
1990s	0.091	0.083	0.008	Japan
2000s	0.082	0.083	0.001	Luxembourg
2010s	0.0898	0.083	0.0068	Japan
2020s	0.0973	0.0895	0.0078	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Japan or Luxembourg?: Japan, at 0.094 against 0.09 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Japan and Luxembourg?: 0.004, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Japan ranks 143rd and Luxembourg ranks 145th 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.