Which has higher centralization of political power index, Lebanon or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 0.531 against 0.495 in Lebanon as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Ukraine?

80 years are reported by both, from 1946 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.

Lebanon vs Ukraine: Centralization of Political Power Index

Lebanon

0.495

in 2025

Ukraine

0.531

in 2025

Lebanon rank

71st

Ukraine rank

69th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Lebanon
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.531 against 0.495 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.036.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ukraine ahead.

Lebanon ranks 71st and Ukraine ranks 69th of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.747	0.971	0.224	Ukraine
1950s	0.7417	0.9668	0.2251	Ukraine
1960s	0.694	0.964	0.27	Ukraine
1970s	0.7334	0.964	0.2306	Ukraine
1980s	0.7606	0.9545	0.1939	Ukraine
1990s	0.7047	0.6115	0.0932	Lebanon
2000s	0.6565	0.6198	0.0367	Lebanon
2010s	0.5357	0.7311	0.1954	Ukraine
2020s	0.4958	0.5847	0.0888	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Lebanon or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 0.531 against 0.495 in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Lebanon and Ukraine?: 0.036, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Ukraine?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Lebanon and Ukraine rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Lebanon ranks 71st and Ukraine ranks 69th 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.