Which has higher equal access to power index, Belgium or Germany?

Germany, at 0.931 against 0.926 in Belgium as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?

191 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Belgium vs Germany: Equal Access to Power Index

Belgium

0.926

in 2025

Germany

0.931

in 2025

Belgium rank

6th

Germany rank

5th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Belgium
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.931 against 0.926 in Belgium, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 6th and Germany ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 18 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.182	0.083	0.099	Belgium
1790s	0.27	0.083	0.187	Belgium
1800s	0.402	0.083	0.319	Belgium
1810s	0.2969	0.083	0.2139	Belgium
1820s	0.241	0.083	0.158	Belgium
1830s	0.399	0.083	0.316	Belgium
1840s	0.399	0.1284	0.2706	Belgium
1850s	0.399	0.211	0.188	Belgium
1860s	0.399	0.211	0.188	Belgium
1870s	0.399	0.211	0.188	Belgium
1880s	0.399	0.211	0.188	Belgium
1890s	0.4452	0.256	0.1892	Belgium
1900s	0.4811	0.2778	0.2033	Belgium
1910s	0.5005	0.3838	0.1167	Belgium
1920s	0.599	0.743	0.144	Germany
1930s	0.603	0.3477	0.2553	Belgium
1940s	0.552	0.179	0.373	Belgium
1990s	0.9308	0.9176	0.0132	Belgium
2000s	0.932	0.9307	0.0013	Belgium
2010s	0.9221	0.9395	0.0174	Germany
2020s	0.9233	0.931	0.0077	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Belgium or Germany?: Germany, at 0.931 against 0.926 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Belgium and Germany?: 0.005, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?: 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for equal access to power index?: Belgium ranks 6th and Germany ranks 5th 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.