Which has higher equal access to power index, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 0.198 against 0.177 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritania: Equal Access to Power Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.177

in 2025

Mauritania

0.198

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

162nd

Mauritania rank

159th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.198 against 0.177 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Mauritania ranks 159th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.027	0.124	0.097	Mauritania
1910s	0.027	0.124	0.097	Mauritania
1920s	0.027	0.124	0.097	Mauritania
1930s	0.027	0.124	0.097	Mauritania
1940s	0.0425	0.123	0.0805	Mauritania
1950s	0.069	0.1516	0.0826	Mauritania
1960s	0.0825	0.3578	0.2753	Mauritania
1970s	0.146	0.323	0.177	Mauritania
1980s	0.186	0.099	0.087	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.199	0.1357	0.0633	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.132	0.1647	0.0327	Mauritania
2010s	0.1564	0.1657	0.0093	Mauritania
2020s	0.1605	0.2207	0.0602	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 0.198 against 0.177 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania?: 0.021, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for equal access to power index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Mauritania ranks 159th 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.