Which has higher equal access to power index, China or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.177 against 0.172 in China as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between China and Equatorial Guinea?

0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Equatorial Guinea?

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.

China vs Equatorial Guinea: Equal Access to Power Index

China

0.172

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.177

in 2025

China rank

163rd

Equatorial Guinea rank

162nd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

China
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.177 against 0.172 in China, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.

China ranks 163rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd of 176 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0639	0.027	0.0369	China
1910s	0.2108	0.027	0.1838	China
1920s	0.2608	0.027	0.2338	China
1930s	0.2887	0.027	0.2617	China
1940s	0.2842	0.0425	0.2417	China
1950s	0.559	0.069	0.49	China
1960s	0.5878	0.0825	0.5053	China
1970s	0.6013	0.146	0.4553	China
1980s	0.4797	0.186	0.2937	China
1990s	0.3916	0.199	0.1926	China
2000s	0.3755	0.132	0.2435	China
2010s	0.3042	0.1564	0.1478	China
2020s	0.2102	0.1605	0.0497	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, China or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.177 against 0.172 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between China and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do China and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for equal access to power index?: China ranks 163rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd 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.