Which has higher centralization of political power index, Kenya or Poland?

Poland, at 0.19 against 0.18 in Kenya as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Kenya vs Poland: Centralization of Political Power Index

Kenya

0.18

in 2025

Poland

0.19

in 2025

Kenya rank

119th

Poland rank

117th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Kenya
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.19 against 0.18 in Kenya, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 119th and Poland ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 11 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.778	0.211	0.567	Kenya
1920s	0.778	0.2004	0.5776	Kenya
1930s	0.7789	0.3946	0.3843	Kenya
1940s	0.779	0.6555	0.1235	Kenya
1950s	0.773	0.628	0.145	Kenya
1960s	0.6696	0.5989	0.0707	Kenya
1970s	0.7098	0.599	0.1108	Kenya
1980s	0.7379	0.5334	0.2045	Kenya
1990s	0.5615	0.0325	0.529	Kenya
2000s	0.4287	0.0328	0.3959	Kenya
2010s	0.2013	0.1271	0.0742	Kenya
2020s	0.1805	0.3028	0.1223	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Kenya or Poland?: Poland, at 0.19 against 0.18 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Kenya and Poland?: 0.01, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Poland rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Kenya ranks 119th and Poland ranks 117th 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.