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

Canada, at 0.839 against 0.838 in Uruguay as of 2025.

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

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 Uruguay: Equal Access to Power Index

Canada

0.839

in 2025

Uruguay

0.838

in 2025

Canada rank

34th

Uruguay rank

36th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Canada
Uruguay

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.839 against 0.838 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 36th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.255	0.108	0.147	Canada
1850s	0.255	0.1352	0.1198	Canada
1860s	0.255	0.142	0.113	Canada
1870s	0.255	0.1321	0.1229	Canada
1880s	0.255	0.258	0.003	Uruguay
1890s	0.255	0.407	0.152	Uruguay
1900s	0.255	0.4448	0.1898	Uruguay
1910s	0.3068	0.5409	0.2341	Uruguay
1920s	0.533	0.748	0.215	Uruguay
1930s	0.59	0.7273	0.1373	Uruguay
1940s	0.6975	0.8563	0.1588	Uruguay
1950s	0.7499	0.8781	0.1282	Uruguay
1960s	0.8275	0.882	0.0545	Uruguay
1970s	0.839	0.7492	0.0898	Canada
1980s	0.8646	0.8208	0.0438	Canada
1990s	0.8694	0.916	0.0466	Uruguay
2000s	0.8709	0.9217	0.0508	Uruguay
2010s	0.8565	0.9306	0.0741	Uruguay
2020s	0.8542	0.846	0.0082	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Canada or Uruguay?: Canada, at 0.839 against 0.838 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Canada and Uruguay?: 0.001, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for equal access to power index?: Canada ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 36th 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.