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

United States, at 0.613 against 0.602 in Malawi as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between Malawi and United States?

0.011, with United States ahead.

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

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 United States: Equal Access to Power Index

Malawi

0.602

in 2025

United States

0.613

in 2025

Malawi rank

103rd

United States rank

100th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Malawi
United States

How they compare

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

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 103rd and United States ranks 100th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.034	0.256	0.222	United States
1910s	0.034	0.2545	0.2205	United States
1920s	0.034	0.3188	0.2848	United States
1930s	0.034	0.4407	0.4067	United States
1940s	0.0772	0.494	0.4168	United States
1950s	0.106	0.4807	0.3747	United States
1960s	0.2139	0.5578	0.3439	United States
1970s	0.258	0.7582	0.5002	United States
1980s	0.258	0.7898	0.5318	United States
1990s	0.4798	0.8566	0.3768	United States
2000s	0.6634	0.8242	0.1608	United States
2010s	0.6164	0.8415	0.2251	United States
2020s	0.552	0.7715	0.2195	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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