Which has higher equal access to power index, Israel or Portugal?

Israel, at 0.747 against 0.738 in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?

209 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.

Israel vs Portugal: Equal Access to Power Index

Israel

0.747

in 2025

Portugal

0.738

in 2025

Israel rank

66th

Portugal rank

69th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Israel
Portugal

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.747 against 0.738 in Portugal, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.264	0.118	0.146	Israel
1790s	0.264	0.118	0.146	Israel
1800s	0.264	0.118	0.146	Israel
1810s	0.264	0.118	0.146	Israel
1820s	0.3192	0.1876	0.1316	Israel
1830s	0.3165	0.2729	0.0436	Israel
1840s	0.168	0.3527	0.1847	Portugal
1850s	0.186	0.32	0.134	Portugal
1860s	0.213	0.32	0.107	Portugal
1870s	0.1998	0.3234	0.1236	Portugal
1880s	0.169	0.337	0.168	Portugal
1890s	0.169	0.337	0.168	Portugal
1900s	0.1761	0.3133	0.1372	Portugal
1910s	0.219	0.526	0.307	Portugal
1940s	0.596	0.303	0.293	Israel
1950s	0.596	0.303	0.293	Israel
1960s	0.596	0.303	0.293	Israel
1970s	0.6562	0.6539	0.0023	Israel
1980s	0.741	0.887	0.146	Portugal
1990s	0.7437	0.878	0.1343	Portugal
2000s	0.744	0.8915	0.1475	Portugal
2010s	0.7438	0.888	0.1442	Portugal
2020s	0.7513	0.8177	0.0663	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Israel or Portugal?: Israel, at 0.747 against 0.738 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Israel and Portugal?: 0.009, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?: 209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for equal access to power index?: Israel ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th 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.