Which has higher equal access to power index, North Korea or Sudan?

Sudan, at 0.356 against 0.345 in North Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sudan?

156 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

North Korea vs Sudan: Equal Access to Power Index

North Korea

0.345

in 2025

Sudan

0.356

in 2025

North Korea rank

148th

Sudan rank

146th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

North Korea
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.356 against 0.345 in North Korea, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.

North Korea ranks 148th and Sudan ranks 146th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 8 and Sudan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.062	0.106	0.044	Sudan
1830s	0.062	0.106	0.044	Sudan
1840s	0.062	0.106	0.044	Sudan
1850s	0.062	0.106	0.044	Sudan
1860s	0.062	0.106	0.044	Sudan
1870s	0.062	0.106	0.044	Sudan
1880s	0.062	0.189	0.127	Sudan
1900s	0.088	0.1	0.012	Sudan
1910s	0.125	0.1	0.025	North Korea
1940s	0.183	0.1348	0.0482	North Korea
1950s	0.087	0.1851	0.0981	Sudan
1960s	0.1035	0.1982	0.0947	Sudan
1970s	0.254	0.2128	0.0412	North Korea
1980s	0.256	0.2115	0.0445	North Korea
1990s	0.256	0.16	0.096	North Korea
2000s	0.287	0.1284	0.1586	North Korea
2010s	0.2912	0.1482	0.143	North Korea
2020s	0.3168	0.2432	0.0737	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, North Korea or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.356 against 0.345 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between North Korea and Sudan?: 0.011, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sudan?: 156 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Sudan rank globally for equal access to power index?: North Korea ranks 148th and Sudan ranks 146th 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: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.