Which has higher equal access to power index, Kyrgyzstan or Malawi?

Malawi, at 0.602 against 0.583 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Kyrgyzstan vs Malawi: Equal Access to Power Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.583

in 2025

Malawi

0.602

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan rank

106th

Malawi rank

103rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Kyrgyzstan
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.602 against 0.583 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 10 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1241	0.034	0.0901	Kyrgyzstan
1910s	0.3079	0.034	0.2739	Kyrgyzstan
1920s	0.8788	0.034	0.8448	Kyrgyzstan
1930s	0.8225	0.034	0.7885	Kyrgyzstan
1940s	0.815	0.0772	0.7378	Kyrgyzstan
1950s	0.8396	0.106	0.7336	Kyrgyzstan
1960s	0.8542	0.2139	0.6403	Kyrgyzstan
1970s	0.85	0.258	0.592	Kyrgyzstan
1980s	0.8299	0.258	0.5719	Kyrgyzstan
1990s	0.5592	0.4798	0.0794	Kyrgyzstan
2000s	0.4135	0.6634	0.2499	Malawi
2010s	0.5047	0.6164	0.1117	Malawi
2020s	0.5515	0.552	0.0005	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Kyrgyzstan or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.602 against 0.583 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?: 0.019, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Malawi rank globally for equal access to power index?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th and Malawi ranks 103rd 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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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