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

Austria, at 0.806 against 0.804 in New Zealand as of 2025.

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

167 years are reported by both, from 1853 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 New Zealand: Equal Access to Power Index

Austria

0.806

in 2025

New Zealand

0.804

in 2025

Austria rank

46th

New Zealand rank

48th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Austria
New Zealand

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.806 against 0.804 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

Austria ranks 46th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and New Zealand in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.224	0.334	0.11	New Zealand
1860s	0.449	0.334	0.115	Austria
1870s	0.474	0.334	0.14	Austria
1880s	0.474	0.334	0.14	Austria
1890s	0.474	0.571	0.097	New Zealand
1900s	0.5703	0.586	0.0157	New Zealand
1910s	0.6728	0.586	0.0868	Austria
1920s	0.5746	0.593	0.0184	New Zealand
1930s	0.3932	0.6586	0.2653	New Zealand
1940s	0.81	0.753	0.057	Austria
1950s	0.81	0.732	0.078	Austria
1960s	0.81	0.742	0.068	Austria
1970s	0.8581	0.7738	0.0843	Austria
1980s	0.861	0.7321	0.1289	Austria
1990s	0.7965	0.7548	0.0417	Austria
2000s	0.7938	0.8669	0.0731	New Zealand
2010s	0.792	0.8623	0.0703	New Zealand
2020s	0.8112	0.825	0.0138	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Austria or New Zealand?: Austria, at 0.806 against 0.804 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Austria and New Zealand?: 0.002, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?: 167 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for equal access to power index?: Austria ranks 46th and New Zealand ranks 48th 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.