Which has higher equal access to power index, Iceland or Norway?

Norway, at 0.975 against 0.941 in Iceland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?

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.

Iceland vs Norway: Equal Access to Power Index

Iceland

0.941

in 2025

Norway

0.975

in 2025

Iceland rank

4th

Norway rank

1st

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Iceland
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.975 against 0.941 in Iceland, a difference of 0.034.

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

Iceland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3608	0.689	0.3282	Norway
1910s	0.5186	0.7595	0.2409	Norway
1920s	0.6603	0.7994	0.1391	Norway
1930s	0.7395	0.8505	0.111	Norway
1940s	0.8	0.8617	0.0617	Norway
1950s	0.8	0.915	0.115	Norway
1960s	0.8384	0.9405	0.1021	Norway
1970s	0.8559	0.974	0.1181	Norway
1980s	0.8818	0.9722	0.0904	Norway
1990s	0.897	0.977	0.08	Norway
2000s	0.9296	0.977	0.0474	Norway
2010s	0.9445	0.9609	0.0164	Norway
2020s	0.9302	0.975	0.0448	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Iceland or Norway?: Norway, at 0.975 against 0.941 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Iceland and Norway?: 0.034, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for equal access to power index?: Iceland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 1st 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: 18 September 2026

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