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

Iraq, at 0.306 against 0.291 in Russia as of 2025.

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

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 Russia: Equal Access to Power Index

Iraq

0.306

in 2025

Russia

0.291

in 2025

Iraq rank

153rd

Russia rank

154th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Iraq
Russia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.306 against 0.291 in Russia, a difference of 0.015.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 153rd and Russia ranks 154th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 14 and Russia in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.264	0.062	0.202	Iraq
1790s	0.264	0.062	0.202	Iraq
1800s	0.264	0.062	0.202	Iraq
1810s	0.264	0.062	0.202	Iraq
1820s	0.3192	0.062	0.2572	Iraq
1830s	0.3165	0.062	0.2545	Iraq
1840s	0.168	0.062	0.106	Iraq
1850s	0.186	0.062	0.124	Iraq
1860s	0.213	0.062	0.151	Iraq
1870s	0.1998	0.062	0.1378	Iraq
1880s	0.169	0.062	0.107	Iraq
1890s	0.169	0.0828	0.0862	Iraq
1900s	0.1761	0.1241	0.052	Iraq
1910s	0.219	0.3079	0.0889	Russia
1920s	0.06	0.8788	0.8188	Russia
1930s	0.1082	0.8225	0.7143	Russia
1940s	0.1387	0.815	0.6763	Russia
1950s	0.1818	0.8396	0.6578	Russia
1960s	0.1282	0.8542	0.726	Russia
1970s	0.1262	0.85	0.7238	Russia
1980s	0.128	0.8299	0.7019	Russia
1990s	0.1072	0.6413	0.5341	Russia
2000s	0.3119	0.5182	0.2063	Russia
2010s	0.363	0.4433	0.0803	Russia
2020s	0.4155	0.353	0.0625	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Iraq or Russia?: Iraq, at 0.306 against 0.291 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Iraq and Russia?: 0.015, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Russia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Russia rank globally for equal access to power index?: Iraq ranks 153rd and Russia ranks 154th 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.