Which has higher equal access to power index, Kuwait or Russia?

Russia, at 0.291 against 0.267 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Russia?

237 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.

Kuwait vs Russia: Equal Access to Power Index

Kuwait

0.267

in 2025

Russia

0.291

in 2025

Kuwait rank

155th

Russia rank

154th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Kuwait
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.291 against 0.267 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.024.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 155th and Russia ranks 154th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 13 and Russia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1790s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1800s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1810s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1820s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1830s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1840s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1850s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1860s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1870s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1880s	0.194	0.062	0.132	Kuwait
1890s	0.194	0.0828	0.1112	Kuwait
1900s	0.194	0.1241	0.0699	Kuwait
1910s	0.194	0.3079	0.1139	Russia
1920s	0.23	0.8788	0.6488	Russia
1930s	0.234	0.8225	0.5885	Russia
1940s	0.234	0.815	0.581	Russia
1950s	0.234	0.8396	0.6056	Russia
1960s	0.3147	0.8542	0.5395	Russia
1970s	0.327	0.85	0.523	Russia
1980s	0.301	0.8299	0.5289	Russia
1990s	0.3182	0.6413	0.3231	Russia
2000s	0.3347	0.5182	0.1835	Russia
2010s	0.3822	0.4433	0.0611	Russia
2020s	0.331	0.353	0.022	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Kuwait or Russia?: Russia, at 0.291 against 0.267 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Kuwait and Russia?: 0.024, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Russia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Russia rank globally for equal access to power index?: Kuwait ranks 155th and Russia ranks 154th 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.