Equal Access to Power Index in Russia
Russia: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.291 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Access to Power Index in Russia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal access to power index in Russia stood at 0.291.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Russia peaked at 0.888 in 1922 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1789.
That places Russia 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equal Access to Power Index in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.062 | — |
| 1790 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.088 | +41.9% |
| 1893 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.185 | +110.2% |
| 1906 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.151 | -18.4% |
| 1908 | 0.14 | -7.3% |
| 1909 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.369 | +163.6% |
| 1918 | 0.854 | +131.4% |
| 1919 | 0.876 | +2.6% |
| 1920 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.888 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.878 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.878 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.84 | -4.3% |
| 1930 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.815 | -3.0% |
| 1934 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.818 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.855 | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.867 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.85 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.783 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.74 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.709 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.66 | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.602 | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.594 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.596 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.61 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.541 | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.51 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.485 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.477 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.457 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.468 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.435 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.43 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.436 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.432 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.423 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.449 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.391 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.273 | -30.2% |
| 2024 | 0.291 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.291 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.844, 34% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.291 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8185, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 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 | 0.0828 | 0.062 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1241 | 0.088 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3079 | 0.14 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8788 | 0.84 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8225 | 0.815 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8396 | 0.815 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8542 | 0.85 | 0.867 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8299 | 0.783 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6413 | 0.594 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5182 | 0.457 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4433 | 0.43 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.353 | 0.273 | 0.449 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal access to power index in Russia?
- Equal access to power index in Russia was 0.291 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.888 in 1922.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1789.
- How does Russia rank for equal access to power index?
- Russia ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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.