Which has higher equal access to power index, Malta or Suriname?

Suriname, at 0.883 against 0.882 in Malta as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?

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.

Malta vs Suriname: Equal Access to Power Index

Malta

0.882

in 2025

Suriname

0.883

in 2025

Malta rank

25th

Suriname rank

24th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Malta
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.883 against 0.882 in Malta, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 24th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.43	0.138	0.292	Malta
1910s	0.43	0.138	0.292	Malta
1920s	0.43	0.138	0.292	Malta
1930s	0.43	0.1464	0.2836	Malta
1940s	0.5186	0.1816	0.337	Malta
1950s	0.649	0.4594	0.1896	Malta
1960s	0.7582	0.541	0.2172	Malta
1970s	0.831	0.5666	0.2644	Malta
1980s	0.8378	0.5915	0.2463	Malta
1990s	0.8185	0.7151	0.1034	Malta
2000s	0.808	0.728	0.08	Malta
2010s	0.8247	0.7311	0.0936	Malta
2020s	0.8768	0.7645	0.1123	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Malta or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.883 against 0.882 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Malta and Suriname?: 0.001, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for equal access to power index?: Malta ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 24th 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.