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

Montenegro, at 0.794 against 0.781 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

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

157 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.

Bulgaria vs Montenegro: Equal Access to Power Index

Bulgaria

0.781

in 2025

Montenegro

0.794

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

55th

Montenegro rank

52nd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Bulgaria
Montenegro

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 0.794 against 0.781 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Montenegro ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 55th and Montenegro ranks 52nd of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 10 and Montenegro in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.264	0.392	0.128	Montenegro
1790s	0.264	0.392	0.128	Montenegro
1800s	0.264	0.392	0.128	Montenegro
1810s	0.264	0.392	0.128	Montenegro
1820s	0.3192	0.392	0.0728	Montenegro
1830s	0.3165	0.208	0.1085	Bulgaria
1840s	0.168	0.208	0.04	Montenegro
1850s	0.186	0.208	0.022	Montenegro
1860s	0.213	0.208	0.005	Bulgaria
1870s	0.2718	0.208	0.0638	Bulgaria
1880s	0.529	0.208	0.321	Bulgaria
1890s	0.529	0.208	0.321	Bulgaria
1900s	0.529	0.2148	0.3142	Bulgaria
1910s	0.529	0.225	0.304	Bulgaria
1990s	0.877	0.629	0.248	Bulgaria
2000s	0.8372	0.655	0.1822	Bulgaria
2010s	0.8116	0.6563	0.1553	Bulgaria
2020s	0.7967	0.8312	0.0345	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Bulgaria or Montenegro?: Montenegro, at 0.794 against 0.781 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Bulgaria and Montenegro?: 0.013, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Montenegro?: 157 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Montenegro rank globally for equal access to power index?: Bulgaria ranks 55th and Montenegro ranks 52nd 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.