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

Syria, at 0.357 against 0.345 in North Korea as of 2025.

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

203 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.

North Korea vs Syria: Equal Access to Power Index

North Korea

0.345

in 2025

Syria

0.357

in 2025

North Korea rank

148th

Syria rank

145th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

North Korea
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.357 against 0.345 in North Korea, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.

North Korea ranks 148th and Syria ranks 145th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.037	0.264	0.227	Syria
1790s	0.037	0.264	0.227	Syria
1800s	0.062	0.264	0.202	Syria
1810s	0.062	0.264	0.202	Syria
1820s	0.062	0.3192	0.2572	Syria
1830s	0.062	0.1287	0.0667	Syria
1840s	0.062	0.168	0.106	Syria
1850s	0.062	0.186	0.124	Syria
1860s	0.062	0.213	0.151	Syria
1870s	0.062	0.1998	0.1378	Syria
1880s	0.062	0.169	0.107	Syria
1890s	0.0761	0.169	0.0929	Syria
1900s	0.088	0.1761	0.0881	Syria
1910s	0.125	0.219	0.094	Syria
1940s	0.183	0.3454	0.1624	Syria
1950s	0.087	0.4167	0.3297	Syria
1960s	0.1035	0.4104	0.3069	Syria
1970s	0.254	0.304	0.05	Syria
1980s	0.256	0.304	0.048	Syria
1990s	0.256	0.2914	0.0354	Syria
2000s	0.287	0.137	0.15	North Korea
2010s	0.2912	0.0711	0.2201	North Korea
2020s	0.3168	0.1062	0.2107	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 Syria?: Syria, at 0.357 against 0.345 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between North Korea and Syria?: 0.012, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?: 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for equal access to power index?: North Korea ranks 148th and Syria ranks 145th 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.