Equal Access to Power Index in Eritrea

Eritrea: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.362 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.362
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
141st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.505
in 2022
All-time low
0.112
in 1940
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Eritrea, 1900–2025

0.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equal access to power index in Eritrea stood at 0.362.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Eritrea peaked at 0.505 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.112, in 1940.

That places Eritrea 141st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.174 0.174 0.174 10
1910s 0.174 0.174 0.174 10
1920s 0.174 0.174 0.174 10
1930s 0.174 0.174 0.174 10
1940s 0.2163 0.112 0.238 10
1950s 0.1939 0.175 0.238 10
1960s 0.1603 0.146 0.227 10
1970s 0.253 0.196 0.295 10
1980s 0.293 0.293 0.293 10
1990s 0.3591 0.244 0.406 10
2000s 0.43 0.415 0.49 10
2010s 0.4197 0.323 0.479 10
2020s 0.4147 0.362 0.505 6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 138 Kazakhstan 0.392 compare
  2. 139 Rwanda 0.375 compare
  3. 140 Libya 0.373 compare
  4. 141 Iran 0.362 compare
  5. 143 Philippines 0.361 compare
  6. 144 Jordan 0.358 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Eritrea?
Equal access to power index in Eritrea was 0.362 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.505 in 2022.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.112 in 1940.
How does Eritrea rank for equal access to power index?
Eritrea ranks 141st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.