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

Belgium, at 0.926 against 0.923 in Switzerland as of 2025.

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

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 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 Switzerland: Equal Access to Power Index

Belgium

0.926

in 2025

Switzerland

0.923

in 2025

Belgium rank

6th

Switzerland rank

8th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Belgium
Switzerland

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.926 against 0.923 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Belgium ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.402	0.723	0.321	Switzerland
1800s	0.402	0.723	0.321	Switzerland
1810s	0.2969	0.723	0.4261	Switzerland
1820s	0.241	0.723	0.482	Switzerland
1830s	0.399	0.723	0.324	Switzerland
1840s	0.399	0.723	0.324	Switzerland
1850s	0.399	0.723	0.324	Switzerland
1860s	0.399	0.723	0.324	Switzerland
1870s	0.399	0.723	0.324	Switzerland
1880s	0.399	0.723	0.324	Switzerland
1890s	0.4452	0.723	0.2778	Switzerland
1900s	0.4811	0.723	0.2419	Switzerland
1910s	0.5005	0.7265	0.226	Switzerland
1920s	0.599	0.742	0.143	Switzerland
1930s	0.603	0.742	0.139	Switzerland
1940s	0.6276	0.7452	0.1176	Switzerland
1950s	0.812	0.7542	0.0578	Belgium
1960s	0.8163	0.771	0.0453	Belgium
1970s	0.9026	0.8475	0.0551	Belgium
1980s	0.914	0.859	0.055	Belgium
1990s	0.9291	0.8874	0.0417	Belgium
2000s	0.932	0.91	0.022	Belgium
2010s	0.9221	0.9068	0.0153	Belgium
2020s	0.9233	0.919	0.0043	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Belgium or Switzerland?: Belgium, at 0.926 against 0.923 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Belgium and Switzerland?: 0.003, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for equal access to power index?: Belgium ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 8th 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.