Lebanon vs North Macedonia: Centralization of Political Power Index

Lebanon
0.495
in 2025
North Macedonia
0.469
in 2025
Lebanon rank
71st
North Macedonia rank
74th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Lebanon
  • North Macedonia
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.495 against 0.469 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.026.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 71st and North Macedonia ranks 74th of 173 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 8 and North Macedonia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1910s 0.816 0.7195 0.0965 Lebanon
1920s 0.7064 0.6909 0.0155 Lebanon
1930s 0.679 0.8097 0.1307 North Macedonia
1940s 0.7348 0.8292 0.0944 North Macedonia
1950s 0.7417 0.76 0.0183 North Macedonia
1960s 0.694 0.6949 0.0009 North Macedonia
1970s 0.7334 0.6554 0.078 Lebanon
1980s 0.7606 0.6542 0.1064 Lebanon
1990s 0.7047 0.2992 0.4055 Lebanon
2000s 0.6565 0.3182 0.3383 Lebanon
2010s 0.5357 0.5311 0.0046 Lebanon
2020s 0.4958 0.4833 0.0125 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Lebanon or North Macedonia?
Lebanon, at 0.495 against 0.469 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Lebanon and North Macedonia?
0.026, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and North Macedonia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Lebanon and North Macedonia rank globally for centralization of political power index?
Lebanon ranks 71st and North Macedonia ranks 74th 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

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

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.