Which has higher equal access to power index, Spain or Uruguay?

Spain, at 0.844 against 0.838 in Uruguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?

201 years are reported by both, from 1825 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.

Spain vs Uruguay: Equal Access to Power Index

Spain

0.844

in 2025

Uruguay

0.838

in 2025

Spain rank

33rd

Uruguay rank

36th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Spain
Uruguay

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.844 against 0.838 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 36th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.361	0.108	0.253	Spain
1830s	0.3146	0.108	0.2066	Spain
1840s	0.129	0.108	0.021	Spain
1850s	0.1959	0.1352	0.0607	Spain
1860s	0.1796	0.142	0.0376	Spain
1870s	0.28	0.1321	0.1479	Spain
1880s	0.202	0.258	0.056	Uruguay
1890s	0.202	0.407	0.205	Uruguay
1900s	0.2061	0.4448	0.2387	Uruguay
1910s	0.253	0.5409	0.2879	Uruguay
1920s	0.2455	0.748	0.5025	Uruguay
1930s	0.6958	0.7273	0.0315	Uruguay
1940s	0.305	0.8563	0.5513	Uruguay
1950s	0.305	0.8781	0.5731	Uruguay
1960s	0.305	0.882	0.577	Uruguay
1970s	0.4508	0.7492	0.2984	Uruguay
1980s	0.8406	0.8208	0.0198	Spain
1990s	0.862	0.916	0.054	Uruguay
2000s	0.884	0.9217	0.0377	Uruguay
2010s	0.87	0.9306	0.0606	Uruguay
2020s	0.8503	0.846	0.0043	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Spain or Uruguay?: Spain, at 0.844 against 0.838 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Spain and Uruguay?: 0.006, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?: 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for equal access to power index?: Spain ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 36th 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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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.