What is equal access to power index in India?

Equal access to power index in India was 0.511 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in India?

The highest recorded value was 0.873 in 1974.

What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1789.

How does India rank for equal access to power index?

India ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal access to power index rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this India 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.

Equal Access to Power Index in India

Name: Equal Access to Power Index in India
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

India: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.511 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.511

Change on year

up 6.7%

World rank

117th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.873

in 1974

All-time low

0.207

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in India, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal access to power index in India is 0.511, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in India peaked at 0.873 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1789.

India ranks 117th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.207	0.207	0.207	1
1790s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1800s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1810s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1820s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1830s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1840s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1850s	0.207	0.207	0.207	10
1860s	0.4518	0.207	0.513	10
1870s	0.513	0.513	0.513	10
1880s	0.513	0.513	0.513	10
1890s	0.513	0.513	0.513	10
1900s	0.5154	0.513	0.537	10
1910s	0.537	0.537	0.537	10
1920s	0.549	0.549	0.549	10
1930s	0.5935	0.549	0.614	10
1940s	0.6527	0.614	0.802	10
1950s	0.802	0.802	0.802	10
1960s	0.802	0.802	0.802	10
1970s	0.8305	0.813	0.873	10
1980s	0.827	0.825	0.845	10
1990s	0.823	0.82	0.83	10
2000s	0.7692	0.754	0.822	10
2010s	0.6362	0.421	0.738	10
2020s	0.5107	0.479	0.528	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in India?: Equal access to power index in India was 0.511 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.873 in 1974.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1789.
How does India rank for equal access to power index?: India ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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