Equal Access to Power Index in Korea
Korea: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.889 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Access to Power Index in Korea, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal access to power index in Korea is 0.889, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Korea peaked at 0.889 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.037, in 1789.
Korea ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equal Access to Power Index in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.037 | — |
| 1790 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.062 | +67.6% |
| 1801 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.073 | +17.7% |
| 1895 | 0.088 | +20.5% |
| 1896 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.125 | +42.0% |
| 1911 | 0.144 | +15.2% |
| 1912 | 0.14 | -2.8% |
| 1913 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.365 | +160.7% |
| 1946 | 0.459 | +25.8% |
| 1947 | 0.459 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.547 | +19.2% |
| 1949 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.718 | +31.3% |
| 1961 | 0.626 | -12.8% |
| 1962 | 0.615 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.62 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.552 | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.534 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.633 | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 0.569 | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.591 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.588 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.704 | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 0.71 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.753 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.833 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.842 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.83 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.779 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.809 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.81 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.813 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.861 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.886 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.855 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.889 | +4.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.889 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.844, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.889 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6175, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0761 | 0.062 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.088 | 0.088 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1389 | 0.125 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3077 | 0.14 | 0.547 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.547 | 0.547 | 0.547 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6299 | 0.615 | 0.718 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.553 | 0.534 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6071 | 0.569 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7561 | 0.71 | 0.833 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8378 | 0.83 | 0.842 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.815 | 0.779 | 0.861 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8678 | 0.855 | 0.889 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More reference data data for Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0294 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,158 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal access to power index in Korea?
- Equal access to power index in Korea was 0.889 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.889 in 2025.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.037 in 1789.
- How does Korea rank for equal access to power index?
- Korea ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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.