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

Singapore, at 0.613 against 0.602 in Malawi as of 2025.

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

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.

Malawi vs Singapore: Equal Access to Power Index

Malawi

0.602

in 2025

Singapore

0.613

in 2025

Malawi rank

103rd

Singapore rank

100th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Malawi
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.613 against 0.602 in Malawi, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.

Malawi ranks 103rd and Singapore ranks 100th of 176 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.034	0.208	0.174	Singapore
1910s	0.034	0.208	0.174	Singapore
1920s	0.034	0.208	0.174	Singapore
1930s	0.034	0.208	0.174	Singapore
1940s	0.0772	0.208	0.1308	Singapore
1950s	0.106	0.2512	0.1452	Singapore
1960s	0.2139	0.64	0.4261	Singapore
1970s	0.258	0.604	0.346	Singapore
1980s	0.258	0.604	0.346	Singapore
1990s	0.4798	0.604	0.1242	Singapore
2000s	0.6634	0.715	0.0516	Singapore
2010s	0.6164	0.6674	0.051	Singapore
2020s	0.552	0.613	0.061	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Malawi or Singapore?: Singapore, at 0.613 against 0.602 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Malawi and Singapore?: 0.011, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Singapore?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Singapore rank globally for equal access to power index?: Malawi ranks 103rd and Singapore ranks 100th 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: 18 September 2026

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