Which has higher equal access to power index, Costa Rica or Netherlands?

Costa Rica, at 0.9 against 0.89 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?

188 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Equal Access to Power Index

Costa Rica

0.9

in 2025

Netherlands

0.89

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

18th

Netherlands rank

21st

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Costa Rica
Netherlands

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9 against 0.89 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Netherlands ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 176 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.251	0.271	0.02	Netherlands
1840s	0.2412	0.2726	0.0314	Netherlands
1850s	0.153	0.279	0.126	Netherlands
1860s	0.153	0.279	0.126	Netherlands
1870s	0.242	0.279	0.037	Netherlands
1880s	0.242	0.279	0.037	Netherlands
1890s	0.242	0.279	0.037	Netherlands
1900s	0.254	0.279	0.025	Netherlands
1910s	0.257	0.3338	0.0768	Netherlands
1920s	0.267	0.5964	0.3294	Netherlands
1930s	0.267	0.6066	0.3396	Netherlands
1940s	0.3025	0.7574	0.4549	Netherlands
1950s	0.6384	0.7801	0.1417	Netherlands
1960s	0.6708	0.8433	0.1725	Netherlands
1970s	0.771	0.8785	0.1075	Netherlands
1980s	0.7886	0.8962	0.1076	Netherlands
1990s	0.861	0.9245	0.0635	Netherlands
2000s	0.873	0.9248	0.0518	Netherlands
2010s	0.8895	0.9091	0.0196	Netherlands
2020s	0.8988	0.9042	0.0053	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Costa Rica or Netherlands?: Costa Rica, at 0.9 against 0.89 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 0.01, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for equal access to power index?: Costa Rica ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 21st 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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.