Ecuador vs Venezuela: Equal Access to Power Index
Ecuador
0.393
in 2025
Venezuela
0.399
in 2025
Ecuador rank
137th
Venezuela rank
135th
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- Ecuador
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.399 against 0.393 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Venezuela ahead.
Ecuador ranks 137th and Venezuela ranks 135th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.046 | 0.075 | 0.029 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 0.046 | 0.0781 | 0.0321 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 0.046 | 0.106 | 0.06 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.046 | 0.106 | 0.06 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.046 | 0.068 | 0.022 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.046 | 0.068 | 0.022 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0.0725 | 0.068 | 0.0045 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.097 | 0.03 | 0.067 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.097 | 0.0308 | 0.0662 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.097 | 0.033 | 0.064 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.097 | 0.0515 | 0.0455 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.1068 | 0.1744 | 0.0676 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.146 | 0.1688 | 0.0228 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.1516 | 0.5579 | 0.4063 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.2029 | 0.5831 | 0.3802 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.4611 | 0.6011 | 0.14 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.5304 | 0.629 | 0.0986 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.6251 | 0.6672 | 0.0421 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.77 | 0.6625 | 0.1075 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.6055 | 0.493 | 0.1125 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, Ecuador or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.399 against 0.393 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between Ecuador and Venezuela?
- 0.006, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Venezuela rank globally for equal access to power index?
- Ecuador ranks 137th and Venezuela ranks 135th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.