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Centralization of Political Power Index in Sudan

Sudan: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.883 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.883
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
22nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.977
in 1992
All-time low
0.34
in 1882
Years of data
186
1821–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Sudan, 1821–2025

0.40.60.81182119232025

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

Analysis

In 2025, centralization of political power index in Sudan stood at 0.883.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Sudan peaked at 0.977 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1882.

That places Sudan 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 186 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Sudan, year by year

Year Value Change
1821 0.825 —
1822 0.825 +0.0%
1823 0.825 +0.0%
1824 0.825 +0.0%
1825 0.877 +6.3%
1826 0.877 +0.0%
1827 0.877 +0.0%
1828 0.877 +0.0%
1829 0.877 +0.0%
1830 0.877 +0.0%
1831 0.877 +0.0%
1832 0.877 +0.0%
1833 0.877 +0.0%
1834 0.877 +0.0%
1835 0.877 +0.0%
1836 0.877 +0.0%
1837 0.827 -5.7%
1838 0.827 +0.0%
1839 0.827 +0.0%
1840 0.827 +0.0%
1841 0.827 +0.0%
1842 0.827 +0.0%
1843 0.827 +0.0%
1844 0.827 +0.0%
1845 0.827 +0.0%
1846 0.827 +0.0%
1847 0.827 +0.0%
1848 0.827 +0.0%
1849 0.713 -13.8%
1850 0.713 +0.0%
1851 0.713 +0.0%
1852 0.713 +0.0%
1853 0.713 +0.0%
1854 0.713 +0.0%
1855 0.713 +0.0%
1856 0.713 +0.0%
1857 0.713 +0.0%
1858 0.713 +0.0%
1859 0.713 +0.0%
1860 0.713 +0.0%
1861 0.713 +0.0%
1862 0.713 +0.0%
1863 0.713 +0.0%
1864 0.713 +0.0%
1865 0.713 +0.0%
1867 0.541 -24.1%
1868 0.541 +0.0%
1869 0.541 +0.0%
1870 0.541 +0.0%
1871 0.541 +0.0%
1872 0.541 +0.0%
1873 0.541 +0.0%
1874 0.541 +0.0%
1875 0.541 +0.0%
1876 0.541 +0.0%
1877 0.541 +0.0%
1878 0.541 +0.0%
1882 0.34 -37.2%
1883 0.34 +0.0%
1884 0.346 +1.8%
1900 0.755 +118.2%
1901 0.755 +0.0%
1902 0.755 +0.0%
1903 0.755 +0.0%
1904 0.755 +0.0%
1905 0.755 +0.0%
1906 0.755 +0.0%
1907 0.755 +0.0%
1908 0.755 +0.0%
1909 0.755 +0.0%
1910 0.755 +0.0%
1911 0.755 +0.0%
1912 0.755 +0.0%
1913 0.755 +0.0%
1914 0.755 +0.0%
1915 0.755 +0.0%
1916 0.755 +0.0%
1917 0.755 +0.0%
1918 0.755 +0.0%
1919 0.755 +0.0%
1920 0.755 +0.0%
1921 0.755 +0.0%
1922 0.755 +0.0%
1923 0.755 +0.0%
1924 0.755 +0.0%
1925 0.755 +0.0%
1926 0.755 +0.0%
1927 0.755 +0.0%
1928 0.755 +0.0%
1929 0.755 +0.0%
1930 0.755 +0.0%
1931 0.755 +0.0%
1932 0.755 +0.0%
1933 0.755 +0.0%
1934 0.755 +0.0%
1935 0.755 +0.0%
1936 0.755 +0.0%
1937 0.755 +0.0%
1938 0.755 +0.0%
1939 0.755 +0.0%
1940 0.755 +0.0%
1941 0.755 +0.0%
1942 0.755 +0.0%
1943 0.755 +0.0%
1944 0.755 +0.0%
1945 0.755 +0.0%
1946 0.755 +0.0%
1947 0.755 +0.0%
1948 0.84 +11.3%
1949 0.774 -7.9%
1950 0.774 +0.0%
1951 0.774 +0.0%
1952 0.774 +0.0%
1953 0.73 -5.7%
1954 0.73 +0.0%
1955 0.73 +0.0%
1956 0.544 -25.5%
1957 0.529 -2.8%
1958 0.506 -4.3%
1959 0.787 +55.5%
1960 0.792 +0.6%
1961 0.792 +0.0%
1962 0.792 +0.0%
1963 0.792 +0.0%
1964 0.701 -11.5%
1965 0.58 -17.3%
1966 0.571 -1.6%
1967 0.571 +0.0%
1968 0.571 +0.0%
1969 0.731 +28.0%
1970 0.78 +6.7%
1971 0.78 +0.0%
1972 0.78 +0.0%
1973 0.78 +0.0%
1974 0.785 +0.6%
1975 0.704 -10.3%
1976 0.704 +0.0%
1977 0.704 +0.0%
1978 0.704 +0.0%
1979 0.704 +0.0%
1980 0.704 +0.0%
1981 0.726 +3.1%
1982 0.812 +11.8%
1983 0.812 +0.0%
1984 0.812 +0.0%
1985 0.58 -28.6%
1986 0.649 +11.9%
1987 0.593 -8.6%
1988 0.593 +0.0%
1989 0.827 +39.5%
1990 0.971 +17.4%
1991 0.971 +0.0%
1992 0.977 +0.6%
1993 0.963 -1.4%
1994 0.963 +0.0%
1995 0.963 +0.0%
1996 0.963 +0.0%
1997 0.963 +0.0%
1998 0.963 +0.0%
1999 0.963 +0.0%
2000 0.977 +1.5%
2001 0.962 -1.5%
2002 0.962 +0.0%
2003 0.962 +0.0%
2004 0.956 -0.6%
2005 0.874 -8.6%
2006 0.874 +0.0%
2007 0.86 -1.6%
2008 0.856 -0.5%
2009 0.858 +0.2%
2010 0.855 -0.3%
2011 0.907 +6.1%
2012 0.912 +0.6%
2013 0.908 -0.4%
2014 0.908 +0.0%
2015 0.908 +0.0%
2016 0.909 +0.1%
2017 0.848 -6.7%
2018 0.875 +3.2%
2019 0.744 -15.0%
2020 0.815 +9.5%
2021 0.814 -0.1%
2022 0.838 +2.9%
2023 0.894 +6.7%
2024 0.907 +1.5%
2025 0.883 -2.6%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 0.883 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 0.883 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.8539 0.825 0.877 9
1830s 0.862 0.827 0.877 10
1840s 0.8156 0.713 0.827 10
1850s 0.713 0.713 0.713 10
1860s 0.6557 0.541 0.713 9
1870s 0.541 0.541 0.541 9
1880s 0.342 0.34 0.346 3
1900s 0.755 0.755 0.755 10
1910s 0.755 0.755 0.755 10
1920s 0.755 0.755 0.755 10
1930s 0.755 0.755 0.755 10
1940s 0.7654 0.755 0.84 10
1950s 0.6878 0.506 0.787 10
1960s 0.6893 0.571 0.792 10
1970s 0.7425 0.704 0.785 10
1980s 0.7108 0.58 0.827 10
1990s 0.966 0.963 0.977 10
2000s 0.9141 0.856 0.977 10
2010s 0.8774 0.744 0.912 10
2020s 0.8585 0.814 0.907 6

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 19 Vatican 0.906 compare
  2. 20 Uzbekistan 0.901 compare
  3. 21 Cuba 0.899 compare
  4. 22 Cameroon 0.883 compare
  5. 24 Bahrain 0.871 compare
  6. 25 Yemen 0.848 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Sudan?
Centralization of political power index in Sudan was 0.883 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 1992.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1882.
How does Sudan rank for centralization of political power index?
Sudan ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan 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.