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

Uzbekistan, at 0.347 against 0.345 in North Korea as of 2025.

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

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 Uzbekistan: Equal Access to Power Index

North Korea

0.345

in 2025

Uzbekistan

0.347

in 2025

North Korea rank

148th

Uzbekistan rank

147th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

North Korea
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 0.347 against 0.345 in North Korea, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

North Korea ranks 148th and Uzbekistan ranks 147th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 12 and Uzbekistan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.037	0.042	0.005	Uzbekistan
1790s	0.037	0.042	0.005	Uzbekistan
1800s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1810s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1820s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1830s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1840s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1850s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1860s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1870s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1880s	0.062	0.042	0.02	North Korea
1890s	0.0761	0.042	0.0341	North Korea
1900s	0.088	0.042	0.046	North Korea
1910s	0.125	0.042	0.083	North Korea
1940s	0.183	0.815	0.632	Uzbekistan
1950s	0.087	0.8396	0.7526	Uzbekistan
1960s	0.1035	0.8542	0.7507	Uzbekistan
1970s	0.254	0.85	0.596	Uzbekistan
1980s	0.256	0.8299	0.5739	Uzbekistan
1990s	0.256	0.2947	0.0387	Uzbekistan
2000s	0.287	0.2992	0.0122	Uzbekistan
2010s	0.2912	0.313	0.0218	Uzbekistan
2020s	0.3168	0.3258	0.009	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, North Korea or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 0.347 against 0.345 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between North Korea and Uzbekistan?: 0.002, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Uzbekistan?: 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Uzbekistan rank globally for equal access to power index?: North Korea ranks 148th and Uzbekistan ranks 147th 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.