Which has higher equal access to power index, Italy or Japan?

Japan, at 0.918 against 0.911 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?

211 years are reported by both, from 1815 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.

Italy vs Japan: Equal Access to Power Index

Italy

0.911

in 2025

Japan

0.918

in 2025

Italy rank

14th

Japan rank

11th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.918 against 0.911 in Italy, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 13 and Japan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.025	0.039	0.014	Japan
1820s	0.025	0.039	0.014	Japan
1830s	0.025	0.039	0.014	Japan
1840s	0.031	0.039	0.008	Japan
1850s	0.055	0.039	0.016	Italy
1860s	0.0486	0.039	0.0096	Italy
1870s	0.057	0.15	0.093	Japan
1880s	0.1274	0.15	0.0226	Japan
1890s	0.145	0.15	0.005	Japan
1900s	0.1254	0.172	0.0466	Japan
1910s	0.2357	0.1784	0.0573	Italy
1920s	0.3292	0.2045	0.1247	Italy
1930s	0.228	0.1946	0.0334	Italy
1940s	0.455	0.419	0.036	Italy
1950s	0.767	0.7723	0.0053	Japan
1960s	0.8318	0.781	0.0508	Italy
1970s	0.88	0.7954	0.0846	Italy
1980s	0.891	0.803	0.088	Italy
1990s	0.9024	0.8125	0.0899	Italy
2000s	0.9046	0.8277	0.0769	Italy
2010s	0.9266	0.8309	0.0957	Italy
2020s	0.9103	0.883	0.0273	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Italy or Japan?: Japan, at 0.918 against 0.911 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Italy and Japan?: 0.007, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for equal access to power index?: Italy ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th 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.