Singapore vs United States: Equal Access to Power Index
Singapore
0.613
in 2025
United States
0.613
in 2025
Singapore rank
100th
United States rank
100th
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- Singapore
- United States
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.613 against 0.613 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was United States ahead.
Singapore ranks 100th and United States ranks 100th of 176 regions.
Across the 17 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and United States in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.208 | 0.2593 | 0.0513 | United States |
| 1870s | 0.208 | 0.202 | 0.006 | Singapore |
| 1880s | 0.208 | 0.202 | 0.006 | Singapore |
| 1890s | 0.208 | 0.202 | 0.006 | Singapore |
| 1900s | 0.208 | 0.256 | 0.048 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.208 | 0.2545 | 0.0465 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.208 | 0.3188 | 0.1108 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.208 | 0.4407 | 0.2327 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.208 | 0.494 | 0.286 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.2512 | 0.4807 | 0.2295 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.64 | 0.5578 | 0.0822 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.604 | 0.7582 | 0.1542 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.604 | 0.7898 | 0.1858 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.604 | 0.8566 | 0.2526 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.715 | 0.8242 | 0.1092 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6674 | 0.8415 | 0.1741 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.613 | 0.7715 | 0.1585 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, Singapore or United States?
- Singapore, at 0.613 against 0.613 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between Singapore and United States?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United States rank globally for equal access to power index?
- Singapore ranks 100th and United States ranks 100th of 176 regions.
- 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.