Which has higher equal access to power index, Iraq or Kuwait?

Iraq, at 0.306 against 0.267 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?

237 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.

Iraq vs Kuwait: Equal Access to Power Index

Iraq

0.306

in 2025

Kuwait

0.267

in 2025

Iraq rank

153rd

Kuwait rank

155th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Iraq
Kuwait

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.306 against 0.267 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.039.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 153rd and Kuwait ranks 155th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 10 and Kuwait in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.264	0.194	0.07	Iraq
1790s	0.264	0.194	0.07	Iraq
1800s	0.264	0.194	0.07	Iraq
1810s	0.264	0.194	0.07	Iraq
1820s	0.3192	0.194	0.1252	Iraq
1830s	0.3165	0.194	0.1225	Iraq
1840s	0.168	0.194	0.026	Kuwait
1850s	0.186	0.194	0.008	Kuwait
1860s	0.213	0.194	0.019	Iraq
1870s	0.1998	0.194	0.0058	Iraq
1880s	0.169	0.194	0.025	Kuwait
1890s	0.169	0.194	0.025	Kuwait
1900s	0.1761	0.194	0.0179	Kuwait
1910s	0.219	0.194	0.025	Iraq
1920s	0.06	0.23	0.17	Kuwait
1930s	0.1082	0.234	0.1258	Kuwait
1940s	0.1387	0.234	0.0953	Kuwait
1950s	0.1818	0.234	0.0522	Kuwait
1960s	0.1282	0.3147	0.1865	Kuwait
1970s	0.1262	0.327	0.2008	Kuwait
1980s	0.128	0.301	0.173	Kuwait
1990s	0.1072	0.3182	0.211	Kuwait
2000s	0.3119	0.3347	0.0228	Kuwait
2010s	0.363	0.3822	0.0192	Kuwait
2020s	0.4155	0.331	0.0845	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Iraq or Kuwait?: Iraq, at 0.306 against 0.267 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Iraq and Kuwait?: 0.039, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for equal access to power index?: Iraq ranks 153rd and Kuwait ranks 155th 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.