Maldives vs Vietnam: Equal Access to Power Index
Maldives
0.462
in 2025
Vietnam
0.49
in 2025
Maldives rank
125th
Vietnam rank
122nd
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- Maldives
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.49 against 0.462 in Maldives, a difference of 0.028.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Vietnam ahead.
Maldives ranks 125th and Vietnam ranks 122nd of 176 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2755 | 0.672 | 0.3965 | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.3452 | 0.6616 | 0.3164 | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0.347 | 0.6086 | 0.2616 | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.5119 | 0.571 | 0.0591 | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.5832 | 0.5576 | 0.0256 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.5128 | 0.5207 | 0.0078 | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, Maldives or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.49 against 0.462 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between Maldives and Vietnam?
- 0.028, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vietnam?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Vietnam rank globally for equal access to power index?
- Maldives ranks 125th and Vietnam ranks 122nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.