Which has higher centralization of political power index, Maldives or Romania?

Romania, at 0.279 against 0.262 in Maldives as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Romania?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Maldives vs Romania: Centralization of Political Power Index

Maldives

0.262

in 2025

Romania

0.279

in 2025

Maldives rank

96th

Romania rank

93rd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Maldives
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.279 against 0.262 in Maldives, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 96th and Romania ranks 93rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.958	0.527	0.431	Maldives
1910s	0.958	0.53	0.428	Maldives
1920s	0.958	0.5068	0.4512	Maldives
1930s	0.9274	0.5441	0.3833	Maldives
1940s	0.9052	0.8362	0.069	Maldives
1950s	0.9117	0.913	0.0013	Romania
1960s	0.918	0.913	0.005	Maldives
1970s	0.9293	0.913	0.0163	Maldives
1980s	0.955	0.913	0.042	Maldives
1990s	0.955	0.4541	0.5009	Maldives
2000s	0.8294	0.2984	0.531	Maldives
2010s	0.5506	0.1831	0.3675	Maldives
2020s	0.2277	0.2353	0.0077	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Maldives or Romania?: Romania, at 0.279 against 0.262 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Maldives and Romania?: 0.017, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Romania?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Romania rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Maldives ranks 96th and Romania ranks 93rd 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.