Which has higher equal access to power index, Afghanistan or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 0.061 against 0.011 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tajikistan?

158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Equal Access to Power Index

Afghanistan

0.011

in 2025

Tajikistan

0.061

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

176th

Tajikistan rank

173rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Afghanistan
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.061 against 0.011 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.05.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 5.5 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 176th and Tajikistan ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 8 and Tajikistan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1860s	0.161	0.062	0.099	Afghanistan
1870s	0.161	0.062	0.099	Afghanistan
1880s	0.161	0.062	0.099	Afghanistan
1890s	0.161	0.0828	0.0782	Afghanistan
1900s	0.161	0.1241	0.0369	Afghanistan
1910s	0.1642	0.3079	0.1437	Tajikistan
1920s	0.2028	0.8788	0.676	Tajikistan
1930s	0.1998	0.8225	0.6227	Tajikistan
1940s	0.207	0.815	0.608	Tajikistan
1950s	0.2208	0.8396	0.6188	Tajikistan
1960s	0.2939	0.8542	0.5603	Tajikistan
1970s	0.3385	0.85	0.5115	Tajikistan
1980s	0.326	0.8299	0.5039	Tajikistan
1990s	0.2011	0.3393	0.1382	Tajikistan
2000s	0.3872	0.1648	0.2224	Afghanistan
2010s	0.467	0.1136	0.3534	Afghanistan
2020s	0.0867	0.0798	0.0068	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Afghanistan or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 0.061 against 0.011 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Afghanistan and Tajikistan?: 0.05, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tajikistan?: 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Tajikistan rank globally for equal access to power index?: Afghanistan ranks 176th and Tajikistan ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.