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Centralization of Political Power Index in Armenia

Armenia: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.655 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.655
Change on year
up 26.9%
World rank
56th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.976
in 1918
All-time low
0.238
in 2019
Years of data
108
1918–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Armenia, 1918–2025

0.20.40.60.81191819712025

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

Analysis

Armenia recorded 0.655 for centralization of political power index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Armenia peaked at 0.976 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.238, in 2019.

That places Armenia 56th 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 108 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Armenia, year by year

Year Value Change
1918 0.976 —
1919 0.969 -0.7%
1920 0.969 +0.0%
1921 0.969 +0.0%
1922 0.969 +0.0%
1923 0.969 +0.0%
1924 0.97 +0.1%
1925 0.97 +0.0%
1926 0.97 +0.0%
1927 0.97 +0.0%
1928 0.97 +0.0%
1929 0.97 +0.0%
1930 0.971 +0.1%
1931 0.971 +0.0%
1932 0.971 +0.0%
1933 0.971 +0.0%
1934 0.971 +0.0%
1935 0.971 +0.0%
1936 0.971 +0.0%
1937 0.971 +0.0%
1938 0.971 +0.0%
1939 0.971 +0.0%
1940 0.971 +0.0%
1941 0.971 +0.0%
1942 0.971 +0.0%
1943 0.971 +0.0%
1944 0.971 +0.0%
1945 0.971 +0.0%
1946 0.971 +0.0%
1947 0.971 +0.0%
1948 0.971 +0.0%
1949 0.971 +0.0%
1950 0.971 +0.0%
1951 0.971 +0.0%
1952 0.971 +0.0%
1953 0.971 +0.0%
1954 0.964 -0.7%
1955 0.964 +0.0%
1956 0.964 +0.0%
1957 0.964 +0.0%
1958 0.964 +0.0%
1959 0.964 +0.0%
1960 0.964 +0.0%
1961 0.964 +0.0%
1962 0.964 +0.0%
1963 0.964 +0.0%
1964 0.964 +0.0%
1965 0.964 +0.0%
1966 0.964 +0.0%
1967 0.964 +0.0%
1968 0.964 +0.0%
1969 0.964 +0.0%
1970 0.964 +0.0%
1971 0.964 +0.0%
1972 0.964 +0.0%
1973 0.964 +0.0%
1974 0.964 +0.0%
1975 0.964 +0.0%
1976 0.964 +0.0%
1977 0.964 +0.0%
1978 0.964 +0.0%
1979 0.964 +0.0%
1980 0.963 -0.1%
1981 0.963 +0.0%
1982 0.963 +0.0%
1983 0.963 +0.0%
1984 0.963 +0.0%
1985 0.963 +0.0%
1986 0.96 -0.3%
1987 0.943 -1.8%
1988 0.942 -0.1%
1989 0.922 -2.1%
1990 0.591 -35.9%
1991 0.62 +4.9%
1992 0.626 +1.0%
1993 0.615 -1.8%
1994 0.615 +0.0%
1995 0.649 +5.5%
1996 0.69 +6.3%
1997 0.676 -2.0%
1998 0.725 +7.2%
1999 0.74 +2.1%
2000 0.743 +0.4%
2001 0.743 +0.0%
2002 0.761 +2.4%
2003 0.739 -2.9%
2004 0.759 +2.7%
2005 0.757 -0.3%
2006 0.757 +0.0%
2007 0.757 +0.0%
2008 0.755 -0.3%
2009 0.744 -1.5%
2010 0.756 +1.6%
2011 0.756 +0.0%
2012 0.749 -0.9%
2013 0.717 -4.3%
2014 0.725 +1.1%
2015 0.726 +0.1%
2016 0.723 -0.4%
2017 0.699 -3.3%
2018 0.302 -56.8%
2019 0.238 -21.2%
2020 0.356 +49.6%
2021 0.293 -17.7%
2022 0.466 +59.0%
2023 0.465 -0.2%
2024 0.516 +11.0%
2025 0.655 +26.9%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 0.655 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 0.655 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.9725 0.969 0.976 2
1920s 0.9696 0.969 0.97 10
1930s 0.971 0.971 0.971 10
1940s 0.971 0.971 0.971 10
1950s 0.9668 0.964 0.971 10
1960s 0.964 0.964 0.964 10
1970s 0.964 0.964 0.964 10
1980s 0.9545 0.922 0.963 10
1990s 0.6547 0.591 0.74 10
2000s 0.7515 0.739 0.761 10
2010s 0.6391 0.238 0.756 10
2020s 0.4585 0.293 0.655 6

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 53 Bangladesh 0.692 compare
  2. 54 Uganda 0.672 compare
  3. 55 Mexico 0.669 compare
  4. 57 Kyrgyzstan 0.644 compare
  5. 58 Qatar 0.635 compare
  6. 59 Libya 0.63 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Armenia?
Centralization of political power index in Armenia was 0.655 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 1918.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.238 in 2019.
How does Armenia rank for centralization of political power index?
Armenia ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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.