Oman vs United States of America: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Oman
0.456
in 2025
United States of America
0.591
in 2025
Oman rank
109th
United States of America rank
106th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Oman
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.591 against 0.456 in Oman, a difference of 0.135.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Oman's.
Across all 237 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Oman ranks 109th and United States of America ranks 106th of 176 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1790s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1800s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1810s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1820s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1830s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1840s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1850s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1860s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1870s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1880s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1890s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1900s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1910s | -0.346 | -0.341 | 0.005 | United States of America |
| 1920s | -0.346 | -0.336 | 0.01 | United States of America |
| 1930s | -0.346 | -0.3297 | 0.0163 | United States of America |
| 1940s | -0.346 | -0.327 | 0.019 | United States of America |
| 1950s | -0.346 | -0.327 | 0.019 | United States of America |
| 1960s | -0.346 | 0.0394 | 0.3854 | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.1245 | 1.15 | 1.03 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.164 | 1.15 | 0.988 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.187 | 1.71 | 1.53 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.279 | 1.57 | 1.29 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.3597 | 1.58 | 1.22 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.456 | 1.34 | 0.8807 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Oman or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.591 against 0.456 in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Oman and United States of America?
- 0.135, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United States of America?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Oman and United States of America rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Oman ranks 109th and United States of America ranks 106th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.