Which has higher equal access to power index, Barbados or Canada?

Barbados, at 0.857 against 0.839 in Canada as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Canada?

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.

Barbados vs Canada: Equal Access to Power Index

Barbados

0.857

in 2025

Canada

0.839

in 2025

Barbados rank

31st

Canada rank

34th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Barbados
Canada

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.857 against 0.839 in Canada, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 31st and Canada ranks 34th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.45	0.255	0.195	Barbados
1910s	0.45	0.3068	0.1432	Barbados
1920s	0.45	0.533	0.083	Canada
1930s	0.45	0.59	0.14	Canada
1940s	0.45	0.6975	0.2475	Canada
1950s	0.624	0.7499	0.1259	Canada
1960s	0.6904	0.8275	0.1371	Canada
1970s	0.79	0.839	0.049	Canada
1980s	0.79	0.8646	0.0746	Canada
1990s	0.79	0.8694	0.0794	Canada
2000s	0.79	0.8709	0.0809	Canada
2010s	0.7908	0.8565	0.0657	Canada
2020s	0.8477	0.8542	0.0065	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Barbados or Canada?: Barbados, at 0.857 against 0.839 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Barbados and Canada?: 0.018, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Canada?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Canada rank globally for equal access to power index?: Barbados ranks 31st and Canada ranks 34th 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.