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

Poland, at 0.92 against 0.918 in Japan as of 2025.

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

171 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.

Japan vs Poland: Equal Access to Power Index

Japan

0.918

in 2025

Poland

0.92

in 2025

Japan rank

11th

Poland rank

10th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Japan
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.92 against 0.918 in Japan, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Poland ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.039	0.093	0.054	Poland
1790s	0.039	0.093	0.054	Poland
1800s	0.039	0.147	0.108	Poland
1810s	0.039	0.147	0.108	Poland
1820s	0.039	0.147	0.108	Poland
1830s	0.039	0.147	0.108	Poland
1840s	0.039	0.147	0.108	Poland
1850s	0.039	0.147	0.108	Poland
1860s	0.039	0.147	0.108	Poland
1910s	0.192	0.618	0.426	Poland
1920s	0.2045	0.6043	0.3998	Poland
1930s	0.1976	0.5787	0.3811	Poland
1940s	0.563	0.747	0.184	Poland
1950s	0.7723	0.747	0.0253	Japan
1960s	0.781	0.747	0.034	Japan
1970s	0.7954	0.747	0.0484	Japan
1980s	0.803	0.7513	0.0517	Japan
1990s	0.8125	0.875	0.0625	Poland
2000s	0.8277	0.875	0.0473	Poland
2010s	0.8309	0.8861	0.0552	Poland
2020s	0.883	0.8965	0.0135	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Japan or Poland?: Poland, at 0.92 against 0.918 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Japan and Poland?: 0.002, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?: 171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Poland rank globally for equal access to power index?: Japan ranks 11th and Poland ranks 10th 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.