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

United Kingdom, at 0.817 against 0.806 in Austria as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between Austria and United Kingdom?

0.011, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

231 years are reported by both, from 1789 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 United Kingdom: Equal Access to Power Index

Austria

0.806

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.817

in 2025

Austria rank

46th

United Kingdom rank

43rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Austria
United Kingdom

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 46th and United Kingdom ranks 43rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 23 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.227	0.061	0.166	Austria
1790s	0.227	0.061	0.166	Austria
1800s	0.227	0.061	0.166	Austria
1810s	0.227	0.061	0.166	Austria
1820s	0.227	0.061	0.166	Austria
1830s	0.227	0.0991	0.1279	Austria
1840s	0.3316	0.106	0.2256	Austria
1850s	0.224	0.106	0.118	Austria
1860s	0.449	0.1155	0.3335	Austria
1870s	0.474	0.125	0.349	Austria
1880s	0.474	0.1284	0.3456	Austria
1890s	0.474	0.17	0.304	Austria
1900s	0.5703	0.211	0.3593	Austria
1910s	0.6728	0.2256	0.4472	Austria
1920s	0.5746	0.25	0.3246	Austria
1930s	0.3932	0.394	0.0008	United Kingdom
1940s	0.81	0.6464	0.1636	Austria
1950s	0.81	0.6723	0.1377	Austria
1960s	0.81	0.7022	0.1078	Austria
1970s	0.8581	0.7683	0.0898	Austria
1980s	0.861	0.628	0.233	Austria
1990s	0.7965	0.5952	0.2013	Austria
2000s	0.7938	0.7753	0.0185	Austria
2010s	0.792	0.803	0.011	United Kingdom
2020s	0.8112	0.8105	0.0007	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Austria or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.817 against 0.806 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Austria and United Kingdom?: 0.011, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for equal access to power index?: Austria ranks 46th and United Kingdom 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.