Which has higher equal access to power index, Seychelles or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.736 against 0.718 in Seychelles as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal access to power index between Seychelles and South Africa?

0.018, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and South Africa?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 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.

Seychelles vs South Africa: Equal Access to Power Index

Seychelles

0.718

in 2025

South Africa

0.736

in 2025

Seychelles rank

74th

South Africa rank

71st

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Seychelles
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.736 against 0.718 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.

Seychelles ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 71st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 9 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.093	0.055	0.038	Seychelles
1910s	0.093	0.055	0.038	Seychelles
1920s	0.093	0.0646	0.0284	Seychelles
1930s	0.093	0.0961	0.0031	South Africa
1940s	0.093	0.0928	0.0002	Seychelles
1950s	0.093	0.089	0.004	Seychelles
1960s	0.1397	0.089	0.0507	Seychelles
1970s	0.26	0.089	0.171	Seychelles
1980s	0.482	0.1015	0.3805	Seychelles
1990s	0.6227	0.4854	0.1373	Seychelles
2000s	0.6634	0.7438	0.0804	South Africa
2010s	0.6495	0.7682	0.1187	South Africa
2020s	0.6863	0.74	0.0537	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Seychelles or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.736 against 0.718 in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Seychelles and South Africa?: 0.018, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and South Africa?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and South Africa rank globally for equal access to power index?: Seychelles ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 71st 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.