Equal Access to Power Index in Hungary
Hungary: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.62 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Access to Power Index in Hungary, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.62 for equal access to power index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Hungary peaked at 0.892 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.045, in 1789.
That places Hungary 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equal Access to Power Index in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.045 | — |
| 1790 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.158 | +251.1% |
| 1849 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.078 | -50.6% |
| 1851 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.135 | +73.1% |
| 1866 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.186 | +37.8% |
| 1868 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.225 | +21.0% |
| 1891 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.523 | +132.4% |
| 1919 | 0.727 | +39.0% |
| 1920 | 0.55 | -24.3% |
| 1921 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.579 | +5.3% |
| 1927 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.568 | -1.9% |
| 1932 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.494 | -13.0% |
| 1939 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.497 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 0.83 | +67.0% |
| 1946 | 0.855 | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.866 | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.887 | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 0.882 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.888 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.892 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.853 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.873 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.884 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.872 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.832 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.759 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.743 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.748 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.735 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.736 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.728 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.733 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.67 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.659 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.655 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.662 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.635 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.632 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.62 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.844, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.62 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8185, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0676 | 0.045 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.078 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1218 | 0.078 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.186 | 0.186 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.186 | 0.186 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.305 | 0.225 | 0.727 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5616 | 0.55 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5543 | 0.494 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6777 | 0.494 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.882 | 0.882 | 0.882 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8884 | 0.882 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.892 | 0.892 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.874 | 0.853 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.844 | 0.832 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.832 | 0.832 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.727 | 0.659 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6373 | 0.62 | 0.662 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal access to power index in Hungary?
- Equal access to power index in Hungary was 0.62 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.892 in 1966.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 1789.
- How does Hungary rank for equal access to power index?
- Hungary ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.