Which has higher equal access to power index, Gambia or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.736 against 0.718 in Gambia as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between Gambia and South Africa?

0.018, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Gambia vs South Africa: Equal Access to Power Index

Gambia

0.718

in 2025

South Africa

0.736

in 2025

Gambia rank

74th

South Africa rank

71st

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Gambia
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.736 against 0.718 in Gambia, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Gambia ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 71st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.042	0.055	0.013	South Africa
1910s	0.042	0.055	0.013	South Africa
1920s	0.042	0.0646	0.0226	South Africa
1930s	0.042	0.0961	0.0541	South Africa
1940s	0.0582	0.0928	0.0346	South Africa
1950s	0.06	0.089	0.029	South Africa
1960s	0.1891	0.089	0.1001	Gambia
1970s	0.3375	0.089	0.2485	Gambia
1980s	0.348	0.1015	0.2465	Gambia
1990s	0.3649	0.4854	0.1205	South Africa
2000s	0.381	0.7438	0.3628	South Africa
2010s	0.4503	0.7682	0.3179	South Africa
2020s	0.6885	0.74	0.0515	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Gambia or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.736 against 0.718 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Gambia and South Africa?: 0.018, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for equal access to power index?: Gambia ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 71st 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: 30 October 2026

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