El Salvador vs Iraq: Equal Access to Power Index
El Salvador
0.337
in 2025
Iraq
0.306
in 2025
El Salvador rank
151st
Iraq rank
153rd
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.337 against 0.306 in Iraq, a difference of 0.031.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and Iraq ranks 153rd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 16 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.37 | 0.2505 | 0.1195 | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 0.37 | 0.168 | 0.202 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.37 | 0.186 | 0.184 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.37 | 0.213 | 0.157 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.3148 | 0.1998 | 0.115 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.232 | 0.169 | 0.063 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.2044 | 0.169 | 0.0354 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.094 | 0.1761 | 0.0821 | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.094 | 0.219 | 0.125 | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.094 | 0.06 | 0.034 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.1059 | 0.1082 | 0.0023 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.169 | 0.1387 | 0.0303 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.169 | 0.1818 | 0.0128 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.169 | 0.1282 | 0.0408 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2558 | 0.1262 | 0.1296 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.353 | 0.128 | 0.225 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.5346 | 0.1072 | 0.4274 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.51 | 0.3119 | 0.1981 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5786 | 0.363 | 0.2156 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4863 | 0.4155 | 0.0708 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, El Salvador or Iraq?
- El Salvador, at 0.337 against 0.306 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.031, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for equal access to power index?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and Iraq ranks 153rd 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
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.