Which has higher equal access to power index, Colombia or United States?

Colombia, at 0.618 against 0.613 in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?

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.

Colombia vs United States: Equal Access to Power Index

Colombia

0.618

in 2025

United States

0.613

in 2025

Colombia rank

97th

United States rank

100th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Colombia
United States

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.618 against 0.613 in United States, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Colombia ranks 97th and United States ranks 100th of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.04	0.174	0.134	United States
1790s	0.04	0.174	0.134	United States
1800s	0.04	0.174	0.134	United States
1810s	0.064	0.174	0.11	United States
1820s	0.128	0.191	0.063	United States
1830s	0.128	0.259	0.131	United States
1840s	0.128	0.2648	0.1368	United States
1850s	0.128	0.288	0.16	United States
1860s	0.128	0.2794	0.1514	United States
1870s	0.128	0.202	0.074	United States
1880s	0.128	0.202	0.074	United States
1890s	0.128	0.202	0.074	United States
1900s	0.128	0.256	0.128	United States
1910s	0.128	0.2545	0.1265	United States
1920s	0.128	0.3188	0.1908	United States
1930s	0.1572	0.4407	0.2835	United States
1940s	0.1602	0.494	0.3338	United States
1950s	0.1536	0.4807	0.3271	United States
1960s	0.186	0.5578	0.3718	United States
1970s	0.186	0.7582	0.5722	United States
1980s	0.1988	0.7898	0.591	United States
1990s	0.5035	0.8566	0.3531	United States
2000s	0.55	0.8242	0.2742	United States
2010s	0.6041	0.8415	0.2374	United States
2020s	0.5703	0.7715	0.2012	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Colombia or United States?: Colombia, at 0.618 against 0.613 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Colombia and United States?: 0.005, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Colombia and United States rank globally for equal access to power index?: Colombia ranks 97th and United States ranks 100th 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.