How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea 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.

South Korea vs Luxembourg: Centralization of Political Power Index

South Korea

0.086

in 2025

Luxembourg

0.09

in 2025

South Korea rank

147th

Luxembourg rank

145th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

South Korea
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.09 against 0.086 in South Korea, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 147th and Luxembourg ranks 145th of 176 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.941	0.52	0.421	South Korea
1860s	0.941	0.5063	0.4347	South Korea
1870s	0.941	0.336	0.605	South Korea
1880s	0.941	0.336	0.605	South Korea
1890s	0.9324	0.307	0.6254	South Korea
1900s	0.922	0.221	0.701	South Korea
1910s	0.938	0.2916	0.6464	South Korea
1920s	0.929	0.205	0.724	South Korea
1930s	0.928	0.205	0.723	South Korea
1940s	0.8753	0.5193	0.356	South Korea
1950s	0.67	0.119	0.551	South Korea
1960s	0.7188	0.119	0.5998	South Korea
1970s	0.8429	0.1	0.7429	South Korea
1980s	0.6526	0.1	0.5526	South Korea
1990s	0.1486	0.083	0.0656	South Korea
2000s	0.0934	0.083	0.0104	South Korea
2010s	0.1383	0.083	0.0553	South Korea
2020s	0.1043	0.0895	0.0148	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, South Korea or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 0.09 against 0.086 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between South Korea and Luxembourg?: 0.004, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Luxembourg?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Luxembourg rank globally for centralization of political power index?: South Korea ranks 147th 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.