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

New Zealand, at 0.804 against 0.804 in Vanuatu as of 2025.

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

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.

New Zealand vs Vanuatu: Equal Access to Power Index

New Zealand

0.804

in 2025

Vanuatu

0.804

in 2025

New Zealand rank

48th

Vanuatu rank

48th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

New Zealand
Vanuatu

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.804 against 0.804 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 48th and Vanuatu ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 9 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.586	0.53	0.056	New Zealand
1910s	0.586	0.53	0.056	New Zealand
1920s	0.593	0.53	0.063	New Zealand
1930s	0.668	0.53	0.138	New Zealand
1940s	0.753	0.53	0.223	New Zealand
1950s	0.732	0.53	0.202	New Zealand
1960s	0.742	0.53	0.212	New Zealand
1970s	0.7738	0.5472	0.2266	New Zealand
1980s	0.7321	0.902	0.1699	Vanuatu
1990s	0.7548	0.902	0.1472	Vanuatu
2000s	0.8669	0.917	0.0501	Vanuatu
2010s	0.8623	0.9038	0.0415	Vanuatu
2020s	0.825	0.7983	0.0267	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 Vanuatu?: New Zealand, at 0.804 against 0.804 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between New Zealand and Vanuatu?: 0, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Vanuatu?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Vanuatu rank globally for equal access to power index?: New Zealand ranks 48th and Vanuatu ranks 48th 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.