Which has higher equal access to power index, Canada or Spain?

Spain, at 0.844 against 0.839 in Canada as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

Canada vs Spain: Equal Access to Power Index

Canada

0.839

in 2025

Spain

0.844

in 2025

Canada rank

34th

Spain rank

33rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Canada
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.844 against 0.839 in Canada, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.255	0.129	0.126	Canada
1850s	0.255	0.1959	0.0591	Canada
1860s	0.255	0.1796	0.0754	Canada
1870s	0.255	0.28	0.025	Spain
1880s	0.255	0.202	0.053	Canada
1890s	0.255	0.202	0.053	Canada
1900s	0.255	0.2061	0.0489	Canada
1910s	0.3068	0.253	0.0538	Canada
1920s	0.533	0.2455	0.2875	Canada
1930s	0.59	0.6958	0.1058	Spain
1940s	0.6975	0.305	0.3925	Canada
1950s	0.7499	0.305	0.4449	Canada
1960s	0.8275	0.305	0.5225	Canada
1970s	0.839	0.4508	0.3882	Canada
1980s	0.8646	0.8406	0.024	Canada
1990s	0.8694	0.862	0.0074	Canada
2000s	0.8709	0.884	0.0131	Spain
2010s	0.8565	0.87	0.0135	Spain
2020s	0.8542	0.8503	0.0038	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Canada or Spain?: Spain, at 0.844 against 0.839 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Canada and Spain?: 0.005, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Spain rank globally for equal access to power index?: Canada ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd 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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About this data

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.