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

Tunisia, at 0.814 against 0.804 in New Zealand as of 2025.

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

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 Tunisia: Equal Access to Power Index

New Zealand

0.804

in 2025

Tunisia

0.814

in 2025

New Zealand rank

48th

Tunisia rank

45th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

New Zealand
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.814 against 0.804 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01.

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 Tunisia ranks 45th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 17 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.334	0.0181	0.3159	New Zealand
1860s	0.334	0.019	0.315	New Zealand
1870s	0.334	0.019	0.315	New Zealand
1880s	0.334	0.0218	0.3122	New Zealand
1890s	0.571	0.022	0.549	New Zealand
1900s	0.586	0.022	0.564	New Zealand
1910s	0.586	0.022	0.564	New Zealand
1920s	0.593	0.022	0.571	New Zealand
1930s	0.668	0.022	0.646	New Zealand
1940s	0.753	0.022	0.731	New Zealand
1950s	0.732	0.0758	0.6562	New Zealand
1960s	0.742	0.278	0.464	New Zealand
1970s	0.7738	0.2912	0.4826	New Zealand
1980s	0.7321	0.3565	0.3756	New Zealand
1990s	0.7548	0.5765	0.1783	New Zealand
2000s	0.8669	0.586	0.2809	New Zealand
2010s	0.8623	0.8465	0.0158	New Zealand
2020s	0.825	0.851	0.026	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, New Zealand or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 0.814 against 0.804 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between New Zealand and Tunisia?: 0.01, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tunisia?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Tunisia rank globally for equal access to power index?: New Zealand ranks 48th and Tunisia ranks 45th 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.