What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Moldova and Papua New Guinea?

0.004, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Papua New Guinea?

106 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.

Moldova vs Papua New Guinea: Centralization of Political Power Index

Moldova

0.126

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.13

in 2025

Moldova rank

132nd

Papua New Guinea rank

131st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Moldova
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.13 against 0.126 in Moldova, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 173 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.8659	0.801	0.0649	Moldova
1910s	0.8397	0.801	0.0387	Moldova
1940s	0.971	0.6974	0.2736	Moldova
1950s	0.9668	0.3964	0.5704	Moldova
1960s	0.964	0.3226	0.6414	Moldova
1970s	0.964	0.235	0.729	Moldova
1980s	0.9545	0.174	0.7805	Moldova
1990s	0.2372	0.174	0.0632	Moldova
2000s	0.2574	0.174	0.0834	Moldova
2010s	0.1971	0.1989	0.0018	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.1323	0.1477	0.0153	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Moldova or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.13 against 0.126 in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Moldova and Papua New Guinea?: 0.004, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Papua New Guinea?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Papua New Guinea rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Moldova ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st 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

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: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.