Malta vs Nicaragua: Centralization of Political Power Index

Malta
0.176
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.992
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Malta
  • Nicaragua
0.20.40.60.81183819312025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.992 against 0.176 in Malta, a difference of 0.816.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 5.6 times Malta's.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 3 regions.

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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.