Which has higher equal access to power index, Gabon or Malawi?

Malawi, at 0.602 against 0.585 in Gabon as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 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.

Gabon vs Malawi: Equal Access to Power Index

Gabon

0.585

in 2025

Malawi

0.602

in 2025

Gabon rank

105th

Malawi rank

103rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Gabon
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.602 against 0.585 in Gabon, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Malawi ahead.

Gabon ranks 105th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.014	0.034	0.02	Malawi
1920s	0.014	0.034	0.02	Malawi
1930s	0.014	0.034	0.02	Malawi
1940s	0.0172	0.0772	0.06	Malawi
1950s	0.0414	0.106	0.0646	Malawi
1960s	0.2177	0.2139	0.0038	Gabon
1970s	0.242	0.258	0.016	Malawi
1980s	0.242	0.258	0.016	Malawi
1990s	0.4628	0.4798	0.017	Malawi
2000s	0.5719	0.6634	0.0915	Malawi
2010s	0.5346	0.6164	0.0818	Malawi
2020s	0.5773	0.552	0.0253	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Gabon or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.602 against 0.585 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Gabon and Malawi?: 0.017, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for equal access to power index?: Gabon ranks 105th and Malawi ranks 103rd 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.