Which has higher equal access to power index, Egypt or Guinea-Bissau?

Egypt, at 0.416 against 0.408 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau: Equal Access to Power Index

Egypt

0.416

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.408

in 2025

Egypt rank

132nd

Guinea-Bissau rank

134th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Egypt
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.416 against 0.408 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 132nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 134th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 9 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.189	0.014	0.175	Egypt
1910s	0.1905	0.014	0.1765	Egypt
1920s	0.204	0.0143	0.1897	Egypt
1930s	0.204	0.017	0.187	Egypt
1940s	0.204	0.017	0.187	Egypt
1950s	0.4869	0.017	0.4699	Egypt
1960s	0.553	0.04	0.513	Egypt
1970s	0.3731	0.2495	0.1236	Egypt
1980s	0.3296	0.399	0.0694	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.3162	0.392	0.0758	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.229	0.387	0.158	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.3452	0.4163	0.0711	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.4207	0.4083	0.0123	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Egypt or Guinea-Bissau?: Egypt, at 0.416 against 0.408 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.008, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guinea-Bissau?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for equal access to power index?: Egypt ranks 132nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 134th 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.