Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Equal Access to Power Index
Nicaragua
0.132
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.141
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
169th
Turkmenistan rank
168th
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- Nicaragua
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.141 against 0.132 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 169th and Turkmenistan ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.048 | 0.088 | 0.04 | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 0.048 | 0.1241 | 0.0761 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.0221 | 0.3079 | 0.2858 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.0224 | 0.8788 | 0.8564 | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.0244 | 0.8225 | 0.7981 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.018 | 0.815 | 0.797 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.027 | 0.8396 | 0.8126 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.027 | 0.8542 | 0.8272 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.064 | 0.85 | 0.786 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.6196 | 0.8299 | 0.2103 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.5206 | 0.2296 | 0.291 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.3626 | 0.1542 | 0.2084 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.3634 | 0.1196 | 0.2438 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.195 | 0.141 | 0.054 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.141 against 0.132 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 0.009, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Turkmenistan rank globally for equal access to power index?
- Nicaragua ranks 169th and Turkmenistan ranks 168th 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.