Which has higher equal access to power index, South Sudan or Yemen?

Yemen, at 0.086 against 0.05 in South Sudan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Yemen?

117 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

South Sudan vs Yemen: Equal Access to Power Index

South Sudan

0.05

in 2025

Yemen

0.086

in 2025

South Sudan rank

174th

Yemen rank

172nd

Equal Access to Power Index over time

South Sudan
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.086 against 0.05 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.036.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1821 it was South Sudan ahead.

South Sudan ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 172nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.106	0.054	0.052	South Sudan
1830s	0.106	0.054	0.052	South Sudan
1840s	0.106	0.054	0.052	South Sudan
1850s	0.106	0.1746	0.0686	Yemen
1860s	0.106	0.213	0.107	Yemen
1870s	0.106	0.1998	0.0938	Yemen
1880s	0.189	0.169	0.02	South Sudan
1900s	0.1	0.1761	0.0761	Yemen
1910s	0.1	0.219	0.119	Yemen
1990s	0.16	0.3138	0.1538	Yemen
2000s	0.1284	0.2976	0.1692	Yemen
2010s	0.1485	0.2098	0.0613	Yemen
2020s	0.0935	0.0752	0.0183	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, South Sudan or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.086 against 0.05 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between South Sudan and Yemen?: 0.036, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Yemen?: 117 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do South Sudan and Yemen rank globally for equal access to power index?: South Sudan ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 172nd 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.