Which has higher equal access to power index, Bhutan or Bulgaria?

Bulgaria, at 0.781 against 0.778 in Bhutan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bulgaria?

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.

Bhutan vs Bulgaria: Equal Access to Power Index

Bhutan

0.778

in 2025

Bulgaria

0.781

in 2025

Bhutan rank

58th

Bulgaria rank

55th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Bhutan
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.781 against 0.778 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bhutan ranks 58th and Bulgaria ranks 55th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1893	0.529	0.3397	Bulgaria
1910s	0.183	0.5366	0.3536	Bulgaria
1920s	0.183	0.5626	0.3796	Bulgaria
1930s	0.183	0.5266	0.3436	Bulgaria
1940s	0.183	0.6937	0.5107	Bulgaria
1950s	0.2611	0.8692	0.6081	Bulgaria
1960s	0.345	0.872	0.527	Bulgaria
1970s	0.369	0.872	0.503	Bulgaria
1980s	0.3738	0.872	0.4982	Bulgaria
1990s	0.4302	0.8794	0.4492	Bulgaria
2000s	0.6583	0.8372	0.1789	Bulgaria
2010s	0.7811	0.8116	0.0305	Bulgaria
2020s	0.8377	0.7967	0.041	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Bhutan or Bulgaria?: Bulgaria, at 0.781 against 0.778 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Bhutan and Bulgaria?: 0.003, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bulgaria?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Bulgaria rank globally for equal access to power index?: Bhutan ranks 58th and Bulgaria ranks 55th 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.