Which has higher equal access to power index, Ecuador or Laos?

Laos, at 0.394 against 0.393 in Ecuador as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?

189 years are reported by both, from 1830 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.

Ecuador vs Laos: Equal Access to Power Index

Ecuador

0.393

in 2025

Laos

0.394

in 2025

Ecuador rank

137th

Laos rank

136th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Ecuador
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.394 against 0.393 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 137th and Laos ranks 136th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 16 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.046	0.032	0.014	Ecuador
1840s	0.046	0.032	0.014	Ecuador
1850s	0.046	0.032	0.014	Ecuador
1860s	0.046	0.032	0.014	Ecuador
1870s	0.046	0.032	0.014	Ecuador
1880s	0.046	0.032	0.014	Ecuador
1890s	0.048	0.032	0.016	Ecuador
1900s	0.097	0.045	0.052	Ecuador
1910s	0.097	0.045	0.052	Ecuador
1920s	0.097	0.045	0.052	Ecuador
1930s	0.097	0.045	0.052	Ecuador
1940s	0.1068	0.056	0.0508	Ecuador
1950s	0.146	0.1678	0.0218	Laos
1960s	0.1516	0.257	0.1054	Laos
1970s	0.2029	0.4312	0.2283	Laos
1980s	0.4611	0.5821	0.121	Laos
1990s	0.5304	0.5048	0.0256	Ecuador
2000s	0.6251	0.4146	0.2105	Ecuador
2010s	0.77	0.3776	0.3924	Ecuador
2020s	0.6055	0.4032	0.2023	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Ecuador or Laos?: Laos, at 0.394 against 0.393 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Ecuador and Laos?: 0.001, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?: 189 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for equal access to power index?: Ecuador ranks 137th and Laos ranks 136th 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.