Which has higher equal access to power index, Finland or France?

Finland, at 0.911 against 0.902 in France as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Finland vs France: Equal Access to Power Index

Finland

0.911

in 2025

France

0.902

in 2025

Finland rank

14th

France rank

17th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Finland
France

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.911 against 0.902 in France, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.

Finland ranks 14th and France ranks 17th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 19 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	France	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.312	0.549	0.237	France
1790s	0.312	0.4755	0.1635	France
1800s	0.3248	0.402	0.0772	France
1810s	0.44	0.3045	0.1355	Finland
1820s	0.44	0.207	0.233	Finland
1830s	0.44	0.407	0.033	Finland
1840s	0.44	0.4326	0.0074	Finland
1850s	0.44	0.4135	0.0265	Finland
1860s	0.44	0.4	0.04	Finland
1870s	0.44	0.482	0.042	France
1880s	0.44	0.482	0.042	France
1890s	0.44	0.482	0.042	France
1900s	0.5233	0.482	0.0413	Finland
1910s	0.7207	0.4832	0.2375	Finland
1920s	0.851	0.486	0.365	Finland
1930s	0.8496	0.544	0.3056	Finland
1940s	0.8579	0.6778	0.1801	Finland
1950s	0.891	0.807	0.084	Finland
1960s	0.8732	0.807	0.0662	Finland
1970s	0.952	0.7762	0.1758	Finland
1980s	0.9424	0.777	0.1654	Finland
1990s	0.918	0.8282	0.0898	Finland
2000s	0.925	0.8476	0.0774	Finland
2010s	0.9291	0.886	0.0431	Finland
2020s	0.9222	0.8992	0.023	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Finland or France?: Finland, at 0.911 against 0.902 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Finland and France?: 0.009, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Finland and France rank globally for equal access to power index?: Finland ranks 14th and France ranks 17th 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.