Which has higher equal access to power index, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Bangladesh, at 0.44 against 0.426 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?

126 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.

Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Equal Access to Power Index

Bangladesh

0.44

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.426

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

126th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

129th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Bangladesh
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.44 against 0.426 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 126th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 10 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5154	0.0095	0.5059	Bangladesh
1910s	0.537	0.014	0.523	Bangladesh
1920s	0.549	0.058	0.491	Bangladesh
1930s	0.5935	0.0598	0.5337	Bangladesh
1940s	0.518	0.076	0.442	Bangladesh
1950s	0.294	0.082	0.212	Bangladesh
1960s	0.334	0.3086	0.0254	Bangladesh
1970s	0.5644	0.295	0.2694	Bangladesh
1980s	0.6026	0.346	0.2566	Bangladesh
1990s	0.5372	0.4238	0.1134	Bangladesh
2000s	0.5197	0.5239	0.0042	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.4526	0.5714	0.1188	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.3313	0.4863	0.155	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Bangladesh, at 0.44 against 0.426 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.014, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for equal access to power index?: Bangladesh ranks 126th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th 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.