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

South Africa, at 0.736 against 0.727 in Guatemala as of 2025.

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

0.009, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala 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.

Guatemala vs South Africa: Equal Access to Power Index

Guatemala

0.727

in 2025

South Africa

0.736

in 2025

Guatemala rank

72nd

South Africa rank

71st

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Guatemala
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.736 against 0.727 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Guatemala ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 71st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.04	0.055	0.015	South Africa
1910s	0.04	0.055	0.015	South Africa
1920s	0.04	0.0646	0.0246	South Africa
1930s	0.026	0.0961	0.0701	South Africa
1940s	0.2421	0.0928	0.1493	Guatemala
1950s	0.243	0.089	0.154	Guatemala
1960s	0.077	0.089	0.012	South Africa
1970s	0.081	0.089	0.008	South Africa
1980s	0.1395	0.1015	0.038	Guatemala
1990s	0.3665	0.4854	0.1189	South Africa
2000s	0.4064	0.7438	0.3374	South Africa
2010s	0.4352	0.7682	0.333	South Africa
2020s	0.5433	0.74	0.1967	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Guatemala or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.736 against 0.727 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Guatemala and South Africa?: 0.009, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and South Africa rank globally for equal access to power index?: Guatemala ranks 72nd 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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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.