What is the difference in centralization of political power index between North Macedonia and Tunisia?

0.027, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Tunisia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

North Macedonia vs Tunisia: Centralization of Political Power Index

North Macedonia

0.469

in 2025

Tunisia

0.442

in 2025

North Macedonia rank

74th

Tunisia rank

77th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

North Macedonia
Tunisia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.469 against 0.442 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.027.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Tunisia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 77th of 173 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 7 and Tunisia in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.925	0.927	0.002	Tunisia
1790s	0.925	0.927	0.002	Tunisia
1800s	0.925	0.927	0.002	Tunisia
1810s	0.925	0.927	0.002	Tunisia
1820s	0.925	0.927	0.002	Tunisia
1830s	0.925	0.927	0.002	Tunisia
1840s	0.925	0.927	0.002	Tunisia
1850s	0.925	0.9144	0.0106	North Macedonia
1860s	0.9102	0.899	0.0112	North Macedonia
1870s	0.8373	0.925	0.0877	Tunisia
1880s	0.857	0.925	0.068	Tunisia
1890s	0.857	0.925	0.068	Tunisia
1900s	0.8123	0.85	0.0377	Tunisia
1910s	0.6787	0.85	0.1713	Tunisia
1920s	0.6909	0.85	0.1591	Tunisia
1930s	0.8097	0.85	0.0403	Tunisia
1940s	0.8292	0.85	0.0208	Tunisia
1950s	0.76	0.7865	0.0265	Tunisia
1960s	0.6949	0.545	0.1499	North Macedonia
1970s	0.6554	0.545	0.1104	North Macedonia
1980s	0.6542	0.6108	0.0434	North Macedonia
1990s	0.2992	0.874	0.5748	Tunisia
2000s	0.3182	0.8748	0.5566	Tunisia
2010s	0.5311	0.1637	0.3674	North Macedonia
2020s	0.4833	0.3802	0.1032	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, North Macedonia or Tunisia?: North Macedonia, at 0.469 against 0.442 in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between North Macedonia and Tunisia?: 0.027, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Tunisia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do North Macedonia and Tunisia rank globally for centralization of political power index?: North Macedonia ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 77th 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.