Which has higher equal access to power index, Guatemala or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.738 against 0.727 in Guatemala as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Portugal?

236 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.

Guatemala vs Portugal: Equal Access to Power Index

Guatemala

0.727

in 2025

Portugal

0.738

in 2025

Guatemala rank

72nd

Portugal rank

69th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Guatemala
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.738 against 0.727 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.

Guatemala ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 69th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.086	0.118	0.032	Portugal
1790s	0.086	0.118	0.032	Portugal
1800s	0.086	0.118	0.032	Portugal
1810s	0.086	0.118	0.032	Portugal
1820s	0.0502	0.1831	0.1329	Portugal
1830s	0.04	0.2729	0.2329	Portugal
1840s	0.04	0.3527	0.3127	Portugal
1850s	0.04	0.32	0.28	Portugal
1860s	0.04	0.32	0.28	Portugal
1870s	0.04	0.3234	0.2834	Portugal
1880s	0.04	0.337	0.297	Portugal
1890s	0.04	0.337	0.297	Portugal
1900s	0.04	0.3133	0.2733	Portugal
1910s	0.04	0.526	0.486	Portugal
1920s	0.04	0.4183	0.3783	Portugal
1930s	0.026	0.3129	0.2869	Portugal
1940s	0.2421	0.303	0.0609	Portugal
1950s	0.243	0.303	0.06	Portugal
1960s	0.077	0.303	0.226	Portugal
1970s	0.081	0.6539	0.5729	Portugal
1980s	0.1395	0.887	0.7475	Portugal
1990s	0.3665	0.878	0.5115	Portugal
2000s	0.4064	0.8915	0.4851	Portugal
2010s	0.4352	0.888	0.4528	Portugal
2020s	0.5433	0.8177	0.2743	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Guatemala or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.738 against 0.727 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Guatemala and Portugal?: 0.011, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Portugal?: 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Portugal rank globally for equal access to power index?: Guatemala ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 69th 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.