Kazakhstan vs Mauritania: Centralization of Political Power Index

Kazakhstan
0.834
in 2025
Mauritania
0.826
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
29th
Mauritania rank
31st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Mauritania
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.834 against 0.826 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 11 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1900s 0.8485 0.678 0.1705 Kazakhstan
1910s 0.8397 0.678 0.1617 Kazakhstan
1920s 0.9696 0.678 0.2916 Kazakhstan
1930s 0.971 0.678 0.293 Kazakhstan
1940s 0.971 0.64 0.331 Kazakhstan
1950s 0.9668 0.5688 0.398 Kazakhstan
1960s 0.964 0.7316 0.2324 Kazakhstan
1970s 0.964 0.7758 0.1882 Kazakhstan
1980s 0.9545 0.96 0.0055 Mauritania
1990s 0.8027 0.906 0.1033 Mauritania
2000s 0.881 0.8129 0.0681 Kazakhstan
2010s 0.8592 0.7263 0.1329 Kazakhstan
2020s 0.8153 0.7503 0.065 Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Kazakhstan or Mauritania?
Kazakhstan, at 0.834 against 0.826 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Kazakhstan and Mauritania?
0.008, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Mauritania?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Mauritania rank globally for centralization of political power index?
Kazakhstan ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 31st 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.