Eritrea vs Rwanda: Equal Access to Power Index
Eritrea
0.362
in 2025
Rwanda
0.375
in 2025
Eritrea rank
141st
Rwanda rank
139th
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.375 against 0.362 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 141st and Rwanda ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.174 | 0.028 | 0.146 | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0.174 | 0.028 | 0.146 | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 0.174 | 0.028 | 0.146 | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0.2163 | 0.028 | 0.1883 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.1939 | 0.028 | 0.1659 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.1603 | 0.4346 | 0.2743 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.253 | 0.4718 | 0.2188 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.293 | 0.445 | 0.152 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.3591 | 0.4492 | 0.0901 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.43 | 0.4436 | 0.0136 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.4197 | 0.4929 | 0.0732 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.4147 | 0.4373 | 0.0227 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.375 against 0.362 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 0.013, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for equal access to power index?
- Eritrea ranks 141st and Rwanda ranks 139th 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.