Liberia vs East Timor: Centralization of Political Power Index
Liberia
0.336
in 2025
East Timor
0.287
in 2025
Liberia rank
89th
East Timor rank
92nd
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Liberia
- East Timor
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.336 against 0.287 in East Timor, a difference of 0.049.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.
Liberia ranks 89th and East Timor ranks 92nd of 173 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.494 | 0.927 | 0.433 | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0.494 | 0.927 | 0.433 | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0.4943 | 0.927 | 0.4327 | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0.497 | 0.927 | 0.43 | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.5992 | 0.927 | 0.3278 | East Timor |
| 1950s | 0.6854 | 0.927 | 0.2416 | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.686 | 0.927 | 0.241 | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.6584 | 0.7748 | 0.1163 | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0.7861 | 0.624 | 0.1621 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.5865 | 0.6048 | 0.0183 | East Timor |
| 2000s | 0.4353 | 0.2818 | 0.1535 | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.3306 | 0.2565 | 0.0741 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.3663 | 0.2847 | 0.0817 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Liberia or East Timor?
- Liberia, at 0.336 against 0.287 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Liberia and East Timor?
- 0.049, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and East Timor?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and East Timor rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Liberia ranks 89th and East Timor ranks 92nd 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.