Which has higher centralization of political power index, Namibia or Poland?

Poland, at 0.19 against 0.184 in Namibia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Poland?

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Namibia vs Poland: Centralization of Political Power Index

Namibia

0.184

in 2025

Poland

0.19

in 2025

Namibia rank

118th

Poland rank

117th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Namibia
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.19 against 0.184 in Namibia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 118th and Poland ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 10 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.835	0.211	0.624	Namibia
1920s	0.799	0.2004	0.5986	Namibia
1930s	0.74	0.3946	0.3454	Namibia
1940s	0.74	0.6555	0.0845	Namibia
1950s	0.74	0.628	0.112	Namibia
1960s	0.74	0.5989	0.1411	Namibia
1970s	0.742	0.599	0.143	Namibia
1980s	0.6892	0.5334	0.1558	Namibia
1990s	0.1104	0.0325	0.0779	Namibia
2000s	0.1142	0.0328	0.0814	Namibia
2010s	0.1261	0.1271	0.001	Poland
2020s	0.1867	0.3028	0.1162	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Namibia or Poland?: Poland, at 0.19 against 0.184 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Namibia and Poland?: 0.006, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Poland?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Poland rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Namibia ranks 118th and Poland ranks 117th 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.