Equal Access to Power Index in Serbia
Serbia: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.704 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Access to Power Index in Serbia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.704 for equal access to power index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Serbia peaked at 0.755 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.082, in 1804.
That places Serbia 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Equal Access to Power Index in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.264 | — |
| 1790 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.082 | -68.9% |
| 1805 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.264 | +222.0% |
| 1815 | 0.092 | -65.2% |
| 1816 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.143 | +55.4% |
| 1831 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.313 | +118.9% |
| 1839 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.376 | +20.1% |
| 1845 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.352 | -6.4% |
| 1882 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.334 | -5.1% |
| 1905 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.329 | -1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.273 | -17.0% |
| 1916 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.331 | +21.2% |
| 1919 | 0.269 | -18.7% |
| 1920 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.375 | +39.4% |
| 1931 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.181 | -51.7% |
| 1942 | 0.12 | -33.7% |
| 1943 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.616 | +413.3% |
| 1946 | 0.659 | +7.0% |
| 1947 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.653 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.67 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.672 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.625 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.674 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.605 | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.65 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.664 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.663 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.683 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.658 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.687 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.654 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.659 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.668 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.662 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.659 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.695 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.718 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.755 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.721 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.704 | -2.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.704 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.628, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.704 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8185, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1548 | 0.082 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1052 | 0.082 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.092 | 0.092 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.177 | 0.143 | 0.313 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3508 | 0.313 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3544 | 0.352 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3412 | 0.334 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3084 | 0.269 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4168 | 0.12 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6632 | 0.653 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6206 | 0.605 | 0.674 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6625 | 0.65 | 0.664 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6728 | 0.654 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7087 | 0.659 | 0.755 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 76 Ghana 0.716 compare
- 77 Peru 0.708 compare
- 78 Solomon Islands 0.704 compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.701 compare
- 81 Zambia 0.693 compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal access to power index in Serbia?
- Equal access to power index in Serbia was 0.704 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.755 in 2023.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.082 in 1804.
- How does Serbia rank for equal access to power index?
- Serbia ranks 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.