Which has higher equal access to power index, Ethiopia or Pakistan?

Ethiopia, at 0.491 against 0.477 in Pakistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?

187 years are reported by both, from 1839 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.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Equal Access to Power Index

Ethiopia

0.491

in 2025

Pakistan

0.477

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

121st

Pakistan rank

124th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.491 against 0.477 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 121st and Pakistan ranks 124th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.048	0.207	0.159	Pakistan
1840s	0.048	0.207	0.159	Pakistan
1850s	0.048	0.207	0.159	Pakistan
1860s	0.048	0.4518	0.4038	Pakistan
1870s	0.048	0.513	0.465	Pakistan
1880s	0.048	0.513	0.465	Pakistan
1890s	0.048	0.513	0.465	Pakistan
1900s	0.048	0.5154	0.4674	Pakistan
1910s	0.048	0.537	0.489	Pakistan
1920s	0.048	0.549	0.501	Pakistan
1930s	0.048	0.5935	0.5455	Pakistan
1940s	0.0616	0.518	0.4564	Pakistan
1950s	0.065	0.294	0.229	Pakistan
1960s	0.065	0.334	0.269	Pakistan
1970s	0.329	0.338	0.009	Pakistan
1980s	0.549	0.3516	0.1974	Ethiopia
1990s	0.4333	0.402	0.0313	Ethiopia
2000s	0.4173	0.3892	0.0281	Ethiopia
2010s	0.4494	0.3848	0.0646	Ethiopia
2020s	0.5413	0.4105	0.1308	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Ethiopia, at 0.491 against 0.477 in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 0.014, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for equal access to power index?: Ethiopia ranks 121st and Pakistan ranks 124th 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.