Which has higher equal access to power index, Guinea-Bissau or Venezuela?

Guinea-Bissau, at 0.408 against 0.399 in Venezuela as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela?

0.009, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Venezuela: Equal Access to Power Index

Guinea-Bissau

0.408

in 2025

Venezuela

0.399

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

134th

Venezuela rank

135th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Guinea-Bissau
Venezuela

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.408 against 0.399 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 134th and Venezuela ranks 135th of 176 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.014	0.03	0.016	Venezuela
1910s	0.014	0.0308	0.0168	Venezuela
1920s	0.0143	0.033	0.0187	Venezuela
1930s	0.017	0.0515	0.0345	Venezuela
1940s	0.017	0.1744	0.1574	Venezuela
1950s	0.017	0.1688	0.1518	Venezuela
1960s	0.04	0.5579	0.5179	Venezuela
1970s	0.2495	0.5831	0.3336	Venezuela
1980s	0.399	0.6011	0.2021	Venezuela
1990s	0.392	0.629	0.237	Venezuela
2000s	0.387	0.6672	0.2802	Venezuela
2010s	0.4163	0.6625	0.2462	Venezuela
2020s	0.4083	0.493	0.0847	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Guinea-Bissau or Venezuela?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.408 against 0.399 in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela?: 0.009, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela rank globally for equal access to power index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 134th and Venezuela ranks 135th 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.