How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and East Timor?

125 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.

Romania vs East Timor: Centralization of Political Power Index

Romania

0.279

in 2025

East Timor

0.287

in 2025

Romania rank

93rd

East Timor rank

92nd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Romania
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.287 against 0.279 in Romania, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.

Romania ranks 93rd and East Timor ranks 92nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.527	0.927	0.4	East Timor
1910s	0.53	0.927	0.397	East Timor
1920s	0.5068	0.927	0.4202	East Timor
1930s	0.5441	0.927	0.3829	East Timor
1940s	0.8362	0.927	0.0908	East Timor
1950s	0.913	0.927	0.014	East Timor
1960s	0.913	0.927	0.014	East Timor
1970s	0.913	0.7748	0.1382	Romania
1980s	0.913	0.624	0.289	Romania
1990s	0.4541	0.6048	0.1507	East Timor
2000s	0.2984	0.2818	0.0166	Romania
2010s	0.1831	0.2565	0.0734	East Timor
2020s	0.2353	0.2847	0.0493	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Romania or East Timor?: East Timor, at 0.287 against 0.279 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Romania and East Timor?: 0.008, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and East Timor?: 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Romania and East Timor rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Romania ranks 93rd and East Timor ranks 92nd 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.