New Zealand vs Taiwan: Equal Access to Power Index
New Zealand
0.804
in 2025
Taiwan
0.801
in 2025
New Zealand rank
48th
Taiwan rank
50th
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- New Zealand
- Taiwan
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.804 against 0.801 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 48th and Taiwan ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 16 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.334 | 0.056 | 0.278 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.334 | 0.056 | 0.278 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.334 | 0.056 | 0.278 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.334 | 0.056 | 0.278 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.556 | 0.056 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.586 | 0.031 | 0.555 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.586 | 0.031 | 0.555 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.593 | 0.031 | 0.562 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.668 | 0.031 | 0.637 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.753 | 0.0885 | 0.6645 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.732 | 0.1849 | 0.5471 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.742 | 0.2088 | 0.5332 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.7738 | 0.2658 | 0.508 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.7321 | 0.5282 | 0.2039 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.7548 | 0.7595 | 0.0047 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.8669 | 0.8534 | 0.0135 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.8623 | 0.851 | 0.0113 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.825 | 0.8482 | 0.0232 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, New Zealand or Taiwan?
- New Zealand, at 0.804 against 0.801 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between New Zealand and Taiwan?
- 0.003, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Taiwan?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Taiwan rank globally for equal access to power index?
- New Zealand ranks 48th and Taiwan ranks 50th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.