Which has higher equal access to power index, Lesotho or Trinidad and Tobago?

Lesotho, at 0.838 against 0.826 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago?

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.

Lesotho vs Trinidad and Tobago: Equal Access to Power Index

Lesotho

0.838

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.826

in 2025

Lesotho rank

36th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

39th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Lesotho
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.838 against 0.826 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 36th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 39th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 12 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.288	0.026	0.262	Lesotho
1910s	0.288	0.026	0.262	Lesotho
1920s	0.288	0.034	0.254	Lesotho
1930s	0.288	0.0452	0.2428	Lesotho
1940s	0.422	0.0828	0.3392	Lesotho
1950s	0.422	0.1702	0.2518	Lesotho
1960s	0.5296	0.3547	0.1749	Lesotho
1970s	0.694	0.488	0.206	Lesotho
1980s	0.707	0.6321	0.0749	Lesotho
1990s	0.7728	0.7765	0.0037	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.8422	0.809	0.0332	Lesotho
2010s	0.8344	0.8045	0.0299	Lesotho
2020s	0.838	0.8067	0.0313	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Lesotho or Trinidad and Tobago?: Lesotho, at 0.838 against 0.826 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.012, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for equal access to power index?: Lesotho ranks 36th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 39th 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.