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

Japan, at 0.918 against 0.911 in Finland as of 2025.

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

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 Japan: Equal Access to Power Index

Finland

0.911

in 2025

Japan

0.918

in 2025

Finland rank

14th

Japan rank

11th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Finland
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.918 against 0.911 in Finland, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.312	0.039	0.273	Finland
1790s	0.312	0.039	0.273	Finland
1800s	0.3248	0.039	0.2858	Finland
1810s	0.44	0.039	0.401	Finland
1820s	0.44	0.039	0.401	Finland
1830s	0.44	0.039	0.401	Finland
1840s	0.44	0.039	0.401	Finland
1850s	0.44	0.039	0.401	Finland
1860s	0.44	0.039	0.401	Finland
1870s	0.44	0.15	0.29	Finland
1880s	0.44	0.15	0.29	Finland
1890s	0.44	0.15	0.29	Finland
1900s	0.5233	0.172	0.3513	Finland
1910s	0.7207	0.1784	0.5423	Finland
1920s	0.851	0.2045	0.6465	Finland
1930s	0.8496	0.1946	0.655	Finland
1940s	0.8579	0.419	0.4389	Finland
1950s	0.891	0.7723	0.1187	Finland
1960s	0.8732	0.781	0.0922	Finland
1970s	0.952	0.7954	0.1566	Finland
1980s	0.9424	0.803	0.1394	Finland
1990s	0.918	0.8125	0.1055	Finland
2000s	0.925	0.8277	0.0973	Finland
2010s	0.9291	0.8309	0.0982	Finland
2020s	0.9222	0.883	0.0392	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Finland or Japan?: Japan, at 0.918 against 0.911 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Finland and Japan?: 0.007, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Finland and Japan rank globally for equal access to power index?: Finland ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th 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.