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

Iceland, at 0.941 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

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 Sweden: Equal Access to Power Index

Iceland

0.941

in 2025

Sweden

0.924

in 2025

Iceland rank

4th

Sweden rank

7th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Iceland
Sweden

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.941 against 0.924 in Sweden, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3608	0.5274	0.1666	Sweden
1910s	0.5186	0.5656	0.047	Sweden
1920s	0.6603	0.7686	0.1083	Sweden
1930s	0.7395	0.8079	0.0684	Sweden
1940s	0.8	0.8258	0.0258	Sweden
1950s	0.8	0.889	0.089	Sweden
1960s	0.8384	0.919	0.0806	Sweden
1970s	0.8559	0.9518	0.0959	Sweden
1980s	0.8818	0.9676	0.0858	Sweden
1990s	0.897	0.9746	0.0776	Sweden
2000s	0.9296	0.961	0.0314	Sweden
2010s	0.9445	0.9369	0.0076	Iceland
2020s	0.9302	0.924	0.0062	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Iceland or Sweden?: Iceland, at 0.941 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Iceland and Sweden?: 0.017, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for equal access to power index?: Iceland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.