Which has higher equal access to power index, Bangladesh or Paraguay?

Bangladesh, at 0.44 against 0.433 in Paraguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Paraguay?

215 years are reported by both, from 1811 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 Paraguay: Equal Access to Power Index

Bangladesh

0.44

in 2025

Paraguay

0.433

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

126th

Paraguay rank

127th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Bangladesh
Paraguay

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.44 against 0.433 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 126th and Paraguay ranks 127th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 18 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.207	0.3077	0.1007	Paraguay
1820s	0.207	0.284	0.077	Paraguay
1830s	0.207	0.284	0.077	Paraguay
1840s	0.207	0.1246	0.0824	Bangladesh
1850s	0.207	0.096	0.111	Bangladesh
1860s	0.4518	0.096	0.3558	Bangladesh
1870s	0.513	0.0376	0.4754	Bangladesh
1880s	0.513	0.035	0.478	Bangladesh
1890s	0.513	0.035	0.478	Bangladesh
1900s	0.5154	0.035	0.4804	Bangladesh
1910s	0.537	0.035	0.502	Bangladesh
1920s	0.549	0.0568	0.4922	Bangladesh
1930s	0.5935	0.0706	0.5229	Bangladesh
1940s	0.518	0.0789	0.4391	Bangladesh
1950s	0.294	0.0681	0.2259	Bangladesh
1960s	0.334	0.1009	0.2331	Bangladesh
1970s	0.5644	0.103	0.4614	Bangladesh
1980s	0.6026	0.103	0.4996	Bangladesh
1990s	0.5372	0.2162	0.321	Bangladesh
2000s	0.5197	0.3701	0.1496	Bangladesh
2010s	0.4526	0.4187	0.0339	Bangladesh
2020s	0.3313	0.4328	0.1015	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Bangladesh or Paraguay?: Bangladesh, at 0.44 against 0.433 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Bangladesh and Paraguay?: 0.007, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Paraguay?: 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Paraguay rank globally for equal access to power index?: Bangladesh ranks 126th and Paraguay ranks 127th 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.