Which has higher equal access to power index, New Zealand or Romania?

Romania, at 0.805 against 0.804 in New Zealand as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Romania?

173 years are reported by both, from 1853 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.

New Zealand vs Romania: Equal Access to Power Index

New Zealand

0.804

in 2025

Romania

0.805

in 2025

New Zealand rank

48th

Romania rank

47th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

New Zealand
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.805 against 0.804 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 48th and Romania ranks 47th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 13 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.334	0.1126	0.2214	New Zealand
1860s	0.334	0.287	0.047	New Zealand
1870s	0.334	0.287	0.047	New Zealand
1880s	0.334	0.287	0.047	New Zealand
1890s	0.571	0.287	0.284	New Zealand
1900s	0.586	0.287	0.299	New Zealand
1910s	0.586	0.2902	0.2958	New Zealand
1920s	0.593	0.349	0.244	New Zealand
1930s	0.668	0.3711	0.2969	New Zealand
1940s	0.753	0.6062	0.1468	New Zealand
1950s	0.732	0.9669	0.2349	Romania
1960s	0.742	0.9438	0.2018	Romania
1970s	0.7738	0.923	0.1492	Romania
1980s	0.7321	0.923	0.1909	Romania
1990s	0.7548	0.7873	0.0325	Romania
2000s	0.8669	0.7511	0.1158	New Zealand
2010s	0.8623	0.7467	0.1156	New Zealand
2020s	0.825	0.7605	0.0645	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, New Zealand or Romania?: Romania, at 0.805 against 0.804 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between New Zealand and Romania?: 0.001, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Romania?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Romania rank globally for equal access to power index?: New Zealand ranks 48th and Romania ranks 47th 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: 07 August 2026

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