Sudan vs Vatican: Centralization of Political Power Index

Sudan
0.883
in 2025
Vatican
0.906
in 1870
Sudan rank
22nd
Vatican rank
19th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Sudan
  • Vatican
0.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Vatican currently reports 0.906 against 0.883 in Sudan, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Vatican ahead.

Sudan ranks 22nd and Vatican ranks 19th of 173 countries.

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