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Centralization of Political Power Index in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.968 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.968
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.976
in 1918
All-time low
0.373
in 1868
Years of data
158
1868–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Tajikistan, 1868–2025

00.20.40.60.81186819462025

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

Analysis

In 2025, centralization of political power index in Tajikistan stood at 0.968.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Tajikistan peaked at 0.976 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.373, in 1868.

That places Tajikistan 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 158 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Tajikistan, year by year

Year Value Change
1868 0.373 —
1869 0.373 +0.0%
1870 0.373 +0.0%
1871 0.373 +0.0%
1872 0.373 +0.0%
1873 0.373 +0.0%
1874 0.373 +0.0%
1875 0.373 +0.0%
1876 0.373 +0.0%
1877 0.373 +0.0%
1878 0.77 +106.4%
1879 0.77 +0.0%
1880 0.77 +0.0%
1881 0.876 +13.8%
1882 0.876 +0.0%
1883 0.876 +0.0%
1884 0.876 +0.0%
1885 0.852 -2.7%
1886 0.852 +0.0%
1887 0.852 +0.0%
1888 0.852 +0.0%
1889 0.852 +0.0%
1890 0.852 +0.0%
1891 0.852 +0.0%
1892 0.852 +0.0%
1893 0.852 +0.0%
1894 0.852 +0.0%
1895 0.852 +0.0%
1896 0.852 +0.0%
1897 0.852 +0.0%
1898 0.852 +0.0%
1899 0.852 +0.0%
1900 0.892 +4.7%
1901 0.892 +0.0%
1902 0.892 +0.0%
1903 0.892 +0.0%
1904 0.892 +0.0%
1905 0.892 +0.0%
1906 0.884 -0.9%
1907 0.818 -7.5%
1908 0.807 -1.3%
1909 0.798 -1.1%
1910 0.805 +0.9%
1911 0.805 +0.0%
1912 0.805 +0.0%
1913 0.805 +0.0%
1914 0.807 +0.2%
1915 0.809 +0.2%
1916 0.814 +0.6%
1917 0.802 -1.5%
1918 0.976 +21.7%
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 0.772 -16.3%
1991 0.774 +0.3%
1992 0.868 +12.1%
1993 0.88 +1.4%
1994 0.896 +1.8%
1995 0.906 +1.1%
1996 0.919 +1.4%
1997 0.919 +0.0%
1998 0.916 -0.3%
1999 0.916 +0.0%
2000 0.928 +1.3%
2001 0.934 +0.6%
2002 0.937 +0.3%
2003 0.937 +0.0%
2004 0.939 +0.2%
2005 0.939 +0.0%
2006 0.942 +0.3%
2007 0.942 +0.0%
2008 0.942 +0.0%
2009 0.942 +0.0%
2010 0.947 +0.5%
2011 0.947 +0.0%
2012 0.947 +0.0%
2013 0.97 +2.4%
2014 0.97 +0.0%
2015 0.97 +0.0%
2016 0.968 -0.2%
2017 0.968 +0.0%
2018 0.95 -1.9%
2019 0.969 +2.0%
2020 0.965 -0.4%
2021 0.968 +0.3%
2022 0.962 -0.6%
2023 0.966 +0.4%
2024 0.96 -0.6%
2025 0.968 +0.8%

Tajikistan compared with similar countries

  • Tajikistan's 0.968 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tajikistan's 0.968 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 6.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.373 0.373 0.373 2
1870s 0.4524 0.373 0.77 10
1880s 0.8534 0.77 0.876 10
1890s 0.852 0.852 0.852 10
1900s 0.8659 0.798 0.892 10
1910s 0.8397 0.802 0.976 10
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 0.8766 0.772 0.919 10
2000s 0.9382 0.928 0.942 10
2010s 0.9606 0.947 0.97 10
2020s 0.9648 0.96 0.968 6

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

  1. 8 Venezuela 0.974 compare
  2. 9 Azerbaijan 0.972 compare
  3. 10 El Salvador 0.969 compare
  4. 12 Turkmenistan 0.947 compare
  5. 13 Russia 0.945 compare
  6. 14 Burundi 0.936 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Tajikistan?
Centralization of political power index in Tajikistan was 0.968 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 1918.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.373 in 1868.
How does Tajikistan rank for centralization of political power index?
Tajikistan ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tajikistan 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.