Which has higher equal access to power index, Cote d'Ivoire or Ethiopia?

Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.501 against 0.491 in Ethiopia as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?

0.01, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?

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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Ethiopia: Equal Access to Power Index

Cote d'Ivoire

0.501

in 2025

Ethiopia

0.491

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire rank

119th

Ethiopia rank

121st

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Ethiopia

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.501 against 0.491 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 119th and Ethiopia ranks 121st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 8 and Ethiopia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.044	0.048	0.004	Ethiopia
1910s	0.044	0.048	0.004	Ethiopia
1920s	0.044	0.048	0.004	Ethiopia
1930s	0.0393	0.048	0.0087	Ethiopia
1940s	0.0716	0.0616	0.01	Cote d'Ivoire
1950s	0.1058	0.065	0.0408	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	0.397	0.065	0.332	Cote d'Ivoire
1970s	0.397	0.329	0.068	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	0.415	0.549	0.134	Ethiopia
1990s	0.6563	0.4333	0.223	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	0.7731	0.4173	0.3558	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	0.7166	0.4494	0.2672	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	0.5497	0.5413	0.0083	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Cote d'Ivoire or Ethiopia?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.501 against 0.491 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?: 0.01, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia rank globally for equal access to power index?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 119th and Ethiopia ranks 121st 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.