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Centralization of Political Power Index in Argentina

Argentina: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.265 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.265
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.746
in 1977
All-time low
0.172
in 1918
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Argentina, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.265 for centralization of political power index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Argentina peaked at 0.746 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.172, in 1918.

That places Argentina 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Argentina, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.62 —
1790 0.62 +0.0%
1791 0.62 +0.0%
1792 0.62 +0.0%
1793 0.62 +0.0%
1794 0.62 +0.0%
1795 0.62 +0.0%
1796 0.62 +0.0%
1797 0.62 +0.0%
1798 0.62 +0.0%
1799 0.62 +0.0%
1800 0.62 +0.0%
1801 0.62 +0.0%
1802 0.62 +0.0%
1803 0.62 +0.0%
1804 0.62 +0.0%
1805 0.62 +0.0%
1806 0.62 +0.0%
1807 0.62 +0.0%
1808 0.62 +0.0%
1809 0.62 +0.0%
1810 0.62 +0.0%
1811 0.653 +5.3%
1812 0.653 +0.0%
1813 0.653 +0.0%
1814 0.653 +0.0%
1815 0.653 +0.0%
1816 0.653 +0.0%
1817 0.653 +0.0%
1818 0.653 +0.0%
1819 0.653 +0.0%
1820 0.703 +7.7%
1821 0.671 -4.6%
1822 0.671 +0.0%
1823 0.671 +0.0%
1824 0.695 +3.6%
1825 0.695 +0.0%
1826 0.695 +0.0%
1827 0.695 +0.0%
1828 0.695 +0.0%
1829 0.675 -2.9%
1830 0.675 +0.0%
1831 0.675 +0.0%
1832 0.675 +0.0%
1833 0.675 +0.0%
1834 0.675 +0.0%
1835 0.675 +0.0%
1836 0.675 +0.0%
1837 0.675 +0.0%
1838 0.675 +0.0%
1839 0.675 +0.0%
1840 0.738 +9.3%
1841 0.738 +0.0%
1842 0.738 +0.0%
1843 0.738 +0.0%
1844 0.738 +0.0%
1845 0.738 +0.0%
1846 0.738 +0.0%
1847 0.738 +0.0%
1848 0.738 +0.0%
1849 0.738 +0.0%
1850 0.738 +0.0%
1851 0.738 +0.0%
1852 0.738 +0.0%
1853 0.554 -24.9%
1854 0.554 +0.0%
1855 0.554 +0.0%
1856 0.554 +0.0%
1857 0.554 +0.0%
1858 0.554 +0.0%
1859 0.554 +0.0%
1860 0.529 -4.5%
1861 0.529 +0.0%
1862 0.346 -34.6%
1863 0.27 -22.0%
1864 0.27 +0.0%
1865 0.27 +0.0%
1866 0.27 +0.0%
1867 0.27 +0.0%
1868 0.27 +0.0%
1869 0.27 +0.0%
1870 0.27 +0.0%
1871 0.27 +0.0%
1872 0.27 +0.0%
1873 0.27 +0.0%
1874 0.27 +0.0%
1875 0.27 +0.0%
1876 0.27 +0.0%
1877 0.27 +0.0%
1878 0.27 +0.0%
1879 0.27 +0.0%
1880 0.27 +0.0%
1881 0.27 +0.0%
1882 0.27 +0.0%
1883 0.27 +0.0%
1884 0.27 +0.0%
1885 0.27 +0.0%
1886 0.27 +0.0%
1887 0.27 +0.0%
1888 0.27 +0.0%
1889 0.27 +0.0%
1890 0.27 +0.0%
1891 0.27 +0.0%
1892 0.27 +0.0%
1893 0.27 +0.0%
1894 0.27 +0.0%
1895 0.27 +0.0%
1896 0.27 +0.0%
1897 0.27 +0.0%
1898 0.27 +0.0%
1899 0.27 +0.0%
1900 0.27 +0.0%
1901 0.27 +0.0%
1902 0.27 +0.0%
1903 0.27 +0.0%
1904 0.27 +0.0%
1905 0.27 +0.0%
1906 0.27 +0.0%
1907 0.27 +0.0%
1908 0.27 +0.0%
1909 0.27 +0.0%
1910 0.27 +0.0%
1911 0.27 +0.0%
1912 0.197 -27.0%
1913 0.197 +0.0%
1914 0.197 +0.0%
1915 0.197 +0.0%
1916 0.175 -11.2%
1917 0.175 +0.0%
1918 0.172 -1.7%
1919 0.172 +0.0%
1920 0.172 +0.0%
1921 0.172 +0.0%
1922 0.178 +3.5%
1923 0.196 +10.1%
1924 0.196 +0.0%
1925 0.196 +0.0%
1926 0.196 +0.0%
1927 0.196 +0.0%
1928 0.196 +0.0%
1929 0.193 -1.5%
1930 0.235 +21.8%
1931 0.46 +95.7%
1932 0.262 -43.0%
1933 0.282 +7.6%
1934 0.261 -7.4%
1935 0.261 +0.0%
1936 0.261 +0.0%
1937 0.261 +0.0%
1938 0.261 +0.0%
1939 0.261 +0.0%
1940 0.261 +0.0%
1941 0.261 +0.0%
1942 0.261 +0.0%
1943 0.27 +3.4%
1944 0.45 +66.7%
1945 0.398 -11.6%
1946 0.31 -22.1%
1947 0.546 +76.1%
1948 0.576 +5.5%
1949 0.565 -1.9%
1950 0.6 +6.2%
1951 0.6 +0.0%
1952 0.617 +2.8%
1953 0.617 +0.0%
1954 0.617 +0.0%
1955 0.608 -1.5%
1956 0.604 -0.7%
1957 0.604 +0.0%
1958 0.482 -20.2%
1959 0.378 -21.6%
1960 0.378 +0.0%
1961 0.327 -13.5%
1962 0.303 -7.3%
1963 0.319 +5.3%
1964 0.212 -33.5%
1965 0.197 -7.1%
1966 0.371 +88.3%
1967 0.645 +73.9%
1968 0.645 +0.0%
1969 0.645 +0.0%
1970 0.62 -3.9%
1971 0.62 +0.0%
1972 0.62 +0.0%
1973 0.425 -31.5%
1974 0.425 +0.0%
1975 0.425 +0.0%
1976 0.642 +51.1%
1977 0.746 +16.2%
1978 0.746 +0.0%
1979 0.746 +0.0%
1980 0.736 -1.3%
1981 0.736 +0.0%
1982 0.736 +0.0%
1983 0.345 -53.1%
1984 0.205 -40.6%
1985 0.205 +0.0%
1986 0.205 +0.0%
1987 0.205 +0.0%
1988 0.205 +0.0%
1989 0.201 -2.0%
1990 0.35 +74.1%
1991 0.343 -2.0%
1992 0.343 +0.0%
1993 0.343 +0.0%
1994 0.343 +0.0%
1995 0.329 -4.1%
1996 0.329 +0.0%
1997 0.329 +0.0%
1998 0.323 -1.8%
1999 0.309 -4.3%
2000 0.233 -24.6%
2001 0.239 +2.6%
2002 0.238 -0.4%
2003 0.236 -0.8%
2004 0.236 +0.0%
2005 0.244 +3.4%
2006 0.244 +0.0%
2007 0.261 +7.0%
2008 0.281 +7.7%
2009 0.281 +0.0%
2010 0.281 +0.0%
2011 0.286 +1.8%
2012 0.288 +0.7%
2013 0.288 +0.0%
2014 0.278 -3.5%
2015 0.273 -1.8%
2016 0.202 -26.0%
2017 0.212 +5.0%
2018 0.221 +4.2%
2019 0.227 +2.7%
2020 0.191 -15.9%
2021 0.192 +0.5%
2022 0.218 +13.5%
2023 0.18 -17.4%
2024 0.265 +47.2%
2025 0.265 +0.0%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.265 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.265 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.62 0.62 0.62 1
1790s 0.62 0.62 0.62 10
1800s 0.62 0.62 0.62 10
1810s 0.6497 0.62 0.653 10
1820s 0.6866 0.671 0.703 10
1830s 0.675 0.675 0.675 10
1840s 0.738 0.738 0.738 10
1850s 0.6092 0.554 0.738 10
1860s 0.3294 0.27 0.529 10
1870s 0.27 0.27 0.27 10
1880s 0.27 0.27 0.27 10
1890s 0.27 0.27 0.27 10
1900s 0.27 0.27 0.27 10
1910s 0.2022 0.172 0.27 10
1920s 0.1891 0.172 0.196 10
1930s 0.2805 0.235 0.46 10
1940s 0.3898 0.261 0.576 10
1950s 0.5727 0.378 0.617 10
1960s 0.4042 0.197 0.645 10
1970s 0.6015 0.425 0.746 10
1980s 0.3779 0.201 0.736 10
1990s 0.3341 0.309 0.35 10
2000s 0.2493 0.233 0.281 10
2010s 0.2556 0.202 0.288 10
2020s 0.2185 0.18 0.265 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Argentina?
Centralization of political power index in Argentina was 0.265 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.746 in 1977.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.172 in 1918.
How does Argentina rank for centralization of political power index?
Argentina ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.