Which has higher equal access to power index, China or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 0.195 against 0.172 in China as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between China and Saudi Arabia?

0.023, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?

237 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.

China vs Saudi Arabia: Equal Access to Power Index

China

0.172

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.195

in 2025

China rank

163rd

Saudi Arabia rank

160th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

China
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.195 against 0.172 in China, a difference of 0.023.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

China ranks 163rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 160th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 20 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.056	0.059	0.003	Saudi Arabia
1790s	0.056	0.059	0.003	Saudi Arabia
1800s	0.056	0.059	0.003	Saudi Arabia
1810s	0.056	0.0795	0.0235	Saudi Arabia
1820s	0.056	0.0792	0.0232	Saudi Arabia
1830s	0.056	0.033	0.023	China
1840s	0.056	0.033	0.023	China
1850s	0.056	0.033	0.023	China
1860s	0.056	0.033	0.023	China
1870s	0.056	0.033	0.023	China
1880s	0.056	0.033	0.023	China
1890s	0.056	0.033	0.023	China
1900s	0.0639	0.033	0.0309	China
1910s	0.2108	0.033	0.1778	China
1920s	0.2608	0.033	0.2278	China
1930s	0.2887	0.033	0.2557	China
1940s	0.2842	0.033	0.2512	China
1950s	0.559	0.0426	0.5164	China
1960s	0.5878	0.049	0.5388	China
1970s	0.6013	0.0678	0.5335	China
1980s	0.4797	0.082	0.3977	China
1990s	0.3916	0.0856	0.306	China
2000s	0.3755	0.1081	0.2674	China
2010s	0.3042	0.1141	0.1901	China
2020s	0.2102	0.1568	0.0533	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, China or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.195 against 0.172 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between China and Saudi Arabia?: 0.023, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for equal access to power index?: China ranks 163rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 160th 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.