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

Barbados, at 0.857 against 0.844 in Spain as of 2025.

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

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 Spain: Equal Access to Power Index

Barbados

0.857

in 2025

Spain

0.844

in 2025

Barbados rank

31st

Spain rank

33rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Barbados
Spain

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.857 against 0.844 in Spain, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.45	0.2061	0.2439	Barbados
1910s	0.45	0.253	0.197	Barbados
1920s	0.45	0.2455	0.2045	Barbados
1930s	0.45	0.6958	0.2458	Spain
1940s	0.45	0.305	0.145	Barbados
1950s	0.624	0.305	0.319	Barbados
1960s	0.6904	0.305	0.3854	Barbados
1970s	0.79	0.4508	0.3392	Barbados
1980s	0.79	0.8406	0.0506	Spain
1990s	0.79	0.862	0.072	Spain
2000s	0.79	0.884	0.094	Spain
2010s	0.7908	0.87	0.0792	Spain
2020s	0.8477	0.8503	0.0027	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Barbados or Spain?: Barbados, at 0.857 against 0.844 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Barbados and Spain?: 0.013, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for equal access to power index?: Barbados ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd 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.