What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Namibia and Solomon Islands?

0.013, with Solomon Islands ahead.

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

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.

Namibia vs Solomon Islands: Centralization of Political Power Index

Namibia

0.184

in 2025

Solomon Islands

0.197

in 2025

Namibia rank

118th

Solomon Islands rank

115th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Namibia
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 0.197 against 0.184 in Namibia, a difference of 0.013.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 118th and Solomon Islands ranks 115th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 9 and Solomon Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.835	0.692	0.143	Namibia
1910s	0.835	0.692	0.143	Namibia
1920s	0.799	0.692	0.107	Namibia
1930s	0.74	0.692	0.048	Namibia
1940s	0.74	0.692	0.048	Namibia
1950s	0.74	0.657	0.083	Namibia
1960s	0.74	0.464	0.276	Namibia
1970s	0.742	0.3391	0.4029	Namibia
1980s	0.6892	0.239	0.4502	Namibia
1990s	0.1104	0.239	0.1286	Solomon Islands
2000s	0.1142	0.248	0.1338	Solomon Islands
2010s	0.1261	0.2223	0.0962	Solomon Islands
2020s	0.1867	0.2022	0.0155	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Namibia or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 0.197 against 0.184 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Namibia and Solomon Islands?: 0.013, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Solomon Islands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Solomon Islands rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Namibia ranks 118th and Solomon Islands ranks 115th 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.