Which has higher equal access to power index, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?

Gabon, at 0.585 against 0.571 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?

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 Papua New Guinea: Equal Access to Power Index

Gabon

0.585

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.571

in 2025

Gabon rank

105th

Papua New Guinea rank

108th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Gabon
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.585 against 0.571 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Gabon ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.014	0.038	0.024	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.014	0.038	0.024	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.014	0.038	0.024	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.0172	0.092	0.0748	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.0414	0.128	0.0866	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.2177	0.1448	0.0729	Gabon
1970s	0.242	0.4245	0.1825	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.242	0.572	0.33	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.4628	0.572	0.1092	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.5719	0.609	0.0371	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.5346	0.6086	0.074	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.5773	0.589	0.0117	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?: Gabon, at 0.585 against 0.571 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?: 0.014, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for equal access to power index?: Gabon ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th 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

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: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.