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

Ireland, at 0.868 against 0.857 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

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 Ireland: Equal Access to Power Index

Barbados

0.857

in 2025

Ireland

0.868

in 2025

Barbados rank

31st

Ireland rank

28th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Barbados
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.868 against 0.857 in Barbados, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.45	0.211	0.239	Barbados
1910s	0.45	0.2426	0.2074	Barbados
1920s	0.45	0.5737	0.1237	Ireland
1930s	0.45	0.6989	0.2489	Ireland
1940s	0.45	0.732	0.282	Ireland
1950s	0.624	0.732	0.108	Ireland
1960s	0.6904	0.7005	0.0101	Ireland
1970s	0.79	0.7396	0.0504	Barbados
1980s	0.79	0.7706	0.0194	Barbados
1990s	0.79	0.8401	0.0501	Ireland
2000s	0.79	0.833	0.043	Ireland
2010s	0.7908	0.8443	0.0535	Ireland
2020s	0.8477	0.868	0.0203	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Barbados or Ireland?: Ireland, at 0.868 against 0.857 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Barbados and Ireland?: 0.011, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ireland?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Ireland rank globally for equal access to power index?: Barbados ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 28th 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.