Which has higher equal access to power index, East Timor or Zambia?

Zambia, at 0.693 against 0.686 in East Timor as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?

115 years are reported by both, from 1911 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.

East Timor vs Zambia: Equal Access to Power Index

East Timor

0.686

in 2025

Zambia

0.693

in 2025

East Timor rank

82nd

Zambia rank

81st

Equal Access to Power Index over time

East Timor
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.693 against 0.686 in East Timor, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was East Timor ahead.

East Timor ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 81st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.026	0.015	0.011	East Timor
1920s	0.026	0.015	0.011	East Timor
1930s	0.026	0.015	0.011	East Timor
1940s	0.026	0.0162	0.0098	East Timor
1950s	0.026	0.027	0.001	Zambia
1960s	0.026	0.3248	0.2988	Zambia
1970s	0.2926	0.5678	0.2752	Zambia
1980s	0.513	0.575	0.062	Zambia
1990s	0.513	0.6379	0.1249	Zambia
2000s	0.6519	0.641	0.0109	East Timor
2010s	0.6721	0.674	0.0019	Zambia
2020s	0.686	0.7755	0.0895	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, East Timor or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.693 against 0.686 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between East Timor and Zambia?: 0.007, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?: 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do East Timor and Zambia rank globally for equal access to power index?: East Timor ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 81st 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.