What is the difference in equal access to power index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?

0.01, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Equal Access to Power Index

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.426

in 2025

Egypt

0.416

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

129th

Egypt rank

132nd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.426 against 0.416 in Egypt, a difference of 0.01.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th and Egypt ranks 132nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0095	0.189	0.1795	Egypt
1910s	0.014	0.1905	0.1765	Egypt
1920s	0.058	0.204	0.146	Egypt
1930s	0.0598	0.204	0.1442	Egypt
1940s	0.076	0.204	0.128	Egypt
1950s	0.082	0.4869	0.4049	Egypt
1960s	0.3086	0.553	0.2444	Egypt
1970s	0.295	0.3731	0.0781	Egypt
1980s	0.346	0.3296	0.0164	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.4238	0.3162	0.1076	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0.5239	0.229	0.2949	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.5714	0.3452	0.2262	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.4863	0.4207	0.0657	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.426 against 0.416 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?: 0.01, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for equal access to power index?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th and Egypt ranks 132nd 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.