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

Somalia, at 0.489 against 0.44 in Bangladesh as of 2025.

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

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 Somalia: Equal Access to Power Index

Bangladesh

0.44

in 2025

Somalia

0.489

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

126th

Somalia rank

123rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Bangladesh
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.489 against 0.44 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.049.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 126th and Somalia ranks 123rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 12 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5154	0.059	0.4564	Bangladesh
1910s	0.537	0.059	0.478	Bangladesh
1920s	0.549	0.059	0.49	Bangladesh
1930s	0.5935	0.059	0.5345	Bangladesh
1940s	0.518	0.152	0.366	Bangladesh
1950s	0.294	0.152	0.142	Bangladesh
1960s	0.334	0.2752	0.0588	Bangladesh
1970s	0.5644	0.19	0.3744	Bangladesh
1980s	0.6026	0.19	0.4126	Bangladesh
1990s	0.5372	0.2185	0.3187	Bangladesh
2000s	0.5197	0.2268	0.2929	Bangladesh
2010s	0.4526	0.3416	0.111	Bangladesh
2020s	0.3313	0.4652	0.1338	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Bangladesh or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.489 against 0.44 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Bangladesh and Somalia?: 0.049, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Somalia rank globally for equal access to power index?: Bangladesh ranks 126th and Somalia ranks 123rd 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.