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

Switzerland, at 0.923 against 0.918 in Japan as of 2025.

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

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 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 Switzerland: Equal Access to Power Index

Japan

0.918

in 2025

Switzerland

0.923

in 2025

Japan rank

11th

Switzerland rank

8th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Japan
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.923 against 0.918 in Japan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.039	0.723	0.684	Switzerland
1800s	0.039	0.723	0.684	Switzerland
1810s	0.039	0.723	0.684	Switzerland
1820s	0.039	0.723	0.684	Switzerland
1830s	0.039	0.723	0.684	Switzerland
1840s	0.039	0.723	0.684	Switzerland
1850s	0.039	0.723	0.684	Switzerland
1860s	0.039	0.723	0.684	Switzerland
1870s	0.15	0.723	0.573	Switzerland
1880s	0.15	0.723	0.573	Switzerland
1890s	0.15	0.723	0.573	Switzerland
1900s	0.172	0.723	0.551	Switzerland
1910s	0.1784	0.7265	0.5481	Switzerland
1920s	0.2045	0.742	0.5375	Switzerland
1930s	0.1946	0.742	0.5474	Switzerland
1940s	0.419	0.7452	0.3262	Switzerland
1950s	0.7723	0.7542	0.0181	Japan
1960s	0.781	0.771	0.01	Japan
1970s	0.7954	0.8475	0.0521	Switzerland
1980s	0.803	0.859	0.056	Switzerland
1990s	0.8125	0.8874	0.0749	Switzerland
2000s	0.8277	0.91	0.0823	Switzerland
2010s	0.8309	0.9068	0.0759	Switzerland
2020s	0.883	0.919	0.036	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Japan or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.923 against 0.918 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Japan and Switzerland?: 0.005, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for equal access to power index?: Japan ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 8th 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.