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

Belgium, at 0.926 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

237 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 Sweden: Equal Access to Power Index

Belgium

0.926

in 2025

Sweden

0.924

in 2025

Belgium rank

6th

Sweden rank

7th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.926 against 0.924 in Sweden, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Belgium ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.182	0.312	0.13	Sweden
1790s	0.27	0.312	0.042	Sweden
1800s	0.402	0.312	0.09	Belgium
1810s	0.2969	0.327	0.0301	Sweden
1820s	0.241	0.327	0.086	Sweden
1830s	0.399	0.327	0.072	Belgium
1840s	0.399	0.327	0.072	Belgium
1850s	0.399	0.327	0.072	Belgium
1860s	0.399	0.327	0.072	Belgium
1870s	0.399	0.4698	0.0708	Sweden
1880s	0.399	0.531	0.132	Sweden
1890s	0.4452	0.531	0.0858	Sweden
1900s	0.4811	0.5274	0.0463	Sweden
1910s	0.5005	0.5656	0.0651	Sweden
1920s	0.599	0.7686	0.1696	Sweden
1930s	0.603	0.8079	0.2049	Sweden
1940s	0.6276	0.8258	0.1982	Sweden
1950s	0.812	0.889	0.077	Sweden
1960s	0.8163	0.919	0.1027	Sweden
1970s	0.9026	0.9518	0.0492	Sweden
1980s	0.914	0.9676	0.0536	Sweden
1990s	0.9291	0.9746	0.0455	Sweden
2000s	0.932	0.961	0.029	Sweden
2010s	0.9221	0.9369	0.0148	Sweden
2020s	0.9233	0.924	0.0007	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Belgium or Sweden?: Belgium, at 0.926 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Belgium and Sweden?: 0.002, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for equal access to power index?: Belgium ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.