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

Sweden, at 0.924 against 0.923 in Switzerland as of 2025.

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

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 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.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Equal Access to Power Index

Sweden

0.924

in 2025

Switzerland

0.923

in 2025

Sweden rank

7th

Switzerland rank

8th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.924 against 0.923 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.312	0.723	0.411	Switzerland
1800s	0.312	0.723	0.411	Switzerland
1810s	0.327	0.723	0.396	Switzerland
1820s	0.327	0.723	0.396	Switzerland
1830s	0.327	0.723	0.396	Switzerland
1840s	0.327	0.723	0.396	Switzerland
1850s	0.327	0.723	0.396	Switzerland
1860s	0.327	0.723	0.396	Switzerland
1870s	0.4698	0.723	0.2532	Switzerland
1880s	0.531	0.723	0.192	Switzerland
1890s	0.531	0.723	0.192	Switzerland
1900s	0.5274	0.723	0.1956	Switzerland
1910s	0.5656	0.7265	0.1609	Switzerland
1920s	0.7686	0.742	0.0266	Sweden
1930s	0.8079	0.742	0.0659	Sweden
1940s	0.8258	0.7452	0.0806	Sweden
1950s	0.889	0.7542	0.1348	Sweden
1960s	0.919	0.771	0.148	Sweden
1970s	0.9518	0.8475	0.1043	Sweden
1980s	0.9676	0.859	0.1086	Sweden
1990s	0.9746	0.8874	0.0872	Sweden
2000s	0.961	0.91	0.051	Sweden
2010s	0.9369	0.9068	0.0301	Sweden
2020s	0.924	0.919	0.005	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Sweden or Switzerland?: Sweden, at 0.924 against 0.923 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Sweden and Switzerland?: 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for equal access to power index?: Sweden ranks 7th 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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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.