Which has higher equal access to power index, Ireland or Latvia?

Latvia, at 0.876 against 0.868 in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?

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.

Ireland vs Latvia: Equal Access to Power Index

Ireland

0.868

in 2025

Latvia

0.876

in 2025

Ireland rank

28th

Latvia rank

27th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Ireland
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.876 against 0.868 in Ireland, a difference of 0.008.

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

Ireland ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 13 and Latvia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.061	0.062	0.001	Latvia
1790s	0.061	0.062	0.001	Latvia
1800s	0.061	0.062	0.001	Latvia
1810s	0.061	0.062	0.001	Latvia
1820s	0.061	0.062	0.001	Latvia
1830s	0.0991	0.062	0.0371	Ireland
1840s	0.106	0.062	0.044	Ireland
1850s	0.106	0.062	0.044	Ireland
1860s	0.1155	0.062	0.0535	Ireland
1870s	0.125	0.062	0.063	Ireland
1880s	0.1284	0.062	0.0664	Ireland
1890s	0.17	0.0828	0.0872	Ireland
1900s	0.211	0.1241	0.0869	Ireland
1910s	0.2426	0.3079	0.0653	Latvia
1920s	0.5737	0.6194	0.0457	Latvia
1930s	0.6989	0.4566	0.2423	Ireland
1940s	0.732	0.815	0.083	Latvia
1950s	0.732	0.8396	0.1076	Latvia
1960s	0.7005	0.8542	0.1537	Latvia
1970s	0.7396	0.85	0.1104	Latvia
1980s	0.7706	0.8299	0.0593	Latvia
1990s	0.8401	0.7411	0.099	Ireland
2000s	0.833	0.7312	0.1018	Ireland
2010s	0.8443	0.7794	0.0649	Ireland
2020s	0.868	0.8383	0.0297	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Ireland or Latvia?: Latvia, at 0.876 against 0.868 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Ireland and Latvia?: 0.008, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for equal access to power index?: Ireland ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 27th 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.