Centralization of Political Power Index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.779 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Centralization of Political Power Index in Zimbabwe, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.779 for centralization of political power index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.779 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 1953.
Zimbabwe ranks 43rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.362 | 0.362 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.362 | 0.362 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.341 | 0.332 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.332 | 0.332 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.332 | 0.332 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3244 | 0.32 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4035 | 0.324 | 0.461 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.461 | 0.461 | 0.461 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3719 | 0.358 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.395 | 0.395 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6597 | 0.577 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5263 | 0.505 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6878 | 0.627 | 0.779 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is centralization of political power index in Zimbabwe?
- Centralization of political power index in Zimbabwe was 0.779 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.779 in 2025.
- What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 1953.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for centralization of political power index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.