Which has higher equal access to power index, Brazil or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 0.784 against 0.779 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?

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.

Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Equal Access to Power Index

Brazil

0.779

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.784

in 2025

Brazil rank

56th

Sri Lanka rank

54th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Brazil
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.784 against 0.779 in Brazil, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.18	0.121	0.059	Brazil
1910s	0.18	0.121	0.059	Brazil
1920s	0.18	0.121	0.059	Brazil
1930s	0.3694	0.121	0.2484	Brazil
1940s	0.4338	0.1444	0.2894	Brazil
1950s	0.474	0.3471	0.1269	Brazil
1960s	0.4398	0.532	0.0922	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.417	0.5206	0.1036	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.5396	0.494	0.0456	Brazil
1990s	0.743	0.544	0.199	Brazil
2000s	0.7912	0.5522	0.239	Brazil
2010s	0.7245	0.5998	0.1247	Brazil
2020s	0.6587	0.6607	0.002	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Brazil or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.784 against 0.779 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Brazil and Sri Lanka?: 0.005, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for equal access to power index?: Brazil ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th 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.