Which has higher centralization of political power index, Lithuania or Spain?

Spain, at 0.05 against 0.046 in Lithuania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

Lithuania vs Spain: Centralization of Political Power Index

Lithuania

0.046

in 2025

Spain

0.05

in 2025

Lithuania rank

157th

Spain rank

155th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Lithuania
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.05 against 0.046 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 157th and Spain ranks 155th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 20 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.93	0.678	0.252	Lithuania
1800s	0.93	0.678	0.252	Lithuania
1810s	0.93	0.5627	0.3673	Lithuania
1820s	0.93	0.5148	0.4152	Lithuania
1830s	0.93	0.4902	0.4398	Lithuania
1840s	0.93	0.449	0.481	Lithuania
1850s	0.9055	0.449	0.4565	Lithuania
1860s	0.6121	0.4444	0.1677	Lithuania
1870s	0.4524	0.403	0.0494	Lithuania
1880s	0.8534	0.403	0.4504	Lithuania
1890s	0.852	0.403	0.449	Lithuania
1900s	0.8659	0.403	0.4629	Lithuania
1910s	0.7223	0.403	0.3193	Lithuania
1920s	0.2589	0.5471	0.2882	Spain
1930s	0.4378	0.4383	0.0005	Spain
1940s	0.971	0.7775	0.1935	Lithuania
1950s	0.9668	0.765	0.2018	Lithuania
1960s	0.964	0.765	0.199	Lithuania
1970s	0.964	0.5818	0.3822	Lithuania
1980s	0.9545	0.031	0.9235	Lithuania
1990s	0.0541	0.0317	0.0224	Lithuania
2000s	0.0343	0.031	0.0033	Lithuania
2010s	0.0276	0.0483	0.0207	Spain
2020s	0.0342	0.0438	0.0097	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Lithuania or Spain?: Spain, at 0.05 against 0.046 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Lithuania and Spain?: 0.004, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Lithuania ranks 157th and Spain ranks 155th 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.