Which has higher equal access to power index, Austria or Benin?

Benin, at 0.817 against 0.806 in Austria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Benin?

120 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Austria vs Benin: Equal Access to Power Index

Austria

0.806

in 2025

Benin

0.817

in 2025

Austria rank

46th

Benin rank

43rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Austria
Benin

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.817 against 0.806 in Austria, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.

Austria ranks 46th and Benin ranks 43rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and Benin in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Benin	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5703	0.57	0.0003	Austria
1910s	0.6728	0.57	0.1028	Austria
1920s	0.5746	0.57	0.0046	Austria
1930s	0.3932	0.57	0.1768	Benin
1940s	0.81	0.6692	0.1408	Austria
1950s	0.81	0.694	0.116	Austria
1960s	0.81	0.745	0.065	Austria
1970s	0.8581	0.6136	0.2445	Austria
1980s	0.861	0.565	0.296	Austria
1990s	0.7965	0.8331	0.0366	Benin
2000s	0.7938	0.834	0.0402	Benin
2010s	0.792	0.8182	0.0262	Benin
2020s	0.8112	0.8365	0.0253	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Austria or Benin?: Benin, at 0.817 against 0.806 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Austria and Benin?: 0.011, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Benin?: 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Austria and Benin rank globally for equal access to power index?: Austria ranks 46th and Benin ranks 43rd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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