Which has higher equal access to power index, Poland or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 0.923 against 0.92 in Poland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?

164 years are reported by both, from 1807 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.

Poland vs Switzerland: Equal Access to Power Index

Poland

0.92

in 2025

Switzerland

0.923

in 2025

Poland rank

10th

Switzerland rank

8th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Poland
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.923 against 0.92 in Poland, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Switzerland ahead.

Poland ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.147	0.723	0.576	Switzerland
1810s	0.147	0.723	0.576	Switzerland
1820s	0.147	0.723	0.576	Switzerland
1830s	0.147	0.723	0.576	Switzerland
1840s	0.147	0.723	0.576	Switzerland
1850s	0.147	0.723	0.576	Switzerland
1860s	0.147	0.723	0.576	Switzerland
1910s	0.618	0.742	0.124	Switzerland
1920s	0.6043	0.742	0.1377	Switzerland
1930s	0.5787	0.742	0.1633	Switzerland
1940s	0.747	0.7473	0.0003	Switzerland
1950s	0.747	0.7542	0.0072	Switzerland
1960s	0.747	0.771	0.024	Switzerland
1970s	0.747	0.8475	0.1005	Switzerland
1980s	0.7513	0.859	0.1077	Switzerland
1990s	0.875	0.8874	0.0124	Switzerland
2000s	0.875	0.91	0.035	Switzerland
2010s	0.8861	0.9068	0.0207	Switzerland
2020s	0.8965	0.919	0.0225	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Poland or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.923 against 0.92 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Poland and Switzerland?: 0.003, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?: 164 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for equal access to power index?: Poland ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 8th 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: 18 September 2026

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