Which has higher equal access to power index, Maldives or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.489 against 0.462 in Maldives as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Somalia?

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.

Maldives vs Somalia: Equal Access to Power Index

Maldives

0.462

in 2025

Somalia

0.489

in 2025

Maldives rank

125th

Somalia rank

123rd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Maldives
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.489 against 0.462 in Maldives, a difference of 0.027.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 123rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.071	0.059	0.012	Maldives
1910s	0.071	0.059	0.012	Maldives
1920s	0.071	0.059	0.012	Maldives
1930s	0.071	0.059	0.012	Maldives
1940s	0.071	0.152	0.081	Somalia
1950s	0.12	0.152	0.032	Somalia
1960s	0.12	0.2752	0.1552	Somalia
1970s	0.2548	0.19	0.0648	Maldives
1980s	0.3452	0.19	0.1552	Maldives
1990s	0.347	0.2185	0.1285	Maldives
2000s	0.5119	0.2268	0.2851	Maldives
2010s	0.5832	0.3416	0.2416	Maldives
2020s	0.5128	0.4652	0.0477	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Maldives or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.489 against 0.462 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Maldives and Somalia?: 0.027, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Somalia rank globally for equal access to power index?: Maldives ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 123rd 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.