What is equal access to power index in Sri Lanka?

Equal access to power index in Sri Lanka was 0.784 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.784 in 2025.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 1900.

How does Sri Lanka rank for equal access to power index?

Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.784 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.784

Change on year

up 13.1%

World rank

54th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.784

in 2025

All-time low

0.121

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, equal access to power index in Sri Lanka stood at 0.784. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.784 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.121, in 1900.

Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Equal Access to Power Index in Sri Lanka, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.121	—
1901	0.121	+0.0%
1902	0.121	+0.0%
1903	0.121	+0.0%
1904	0.121	+0.0%
1905	0.121	+0.0%
1906	0.121	+0.0%
1907	0.121	+0.0%
1908	0.121	+0.0%
1909	0.121	+0.0%
1910	0.121	+0.0%
1911	0.121	+0.0%
1912	0.121	+0.0%
1913	0.121	+0.0%
1914	0.121	+0.0%
1915	0.121	+0.0%
1916	0.121	+0.0%
1917	0.121	+0.0%
1918	0.121	+0.0%
1919	0.121	+0.0%
1920	0.121	+0.0%
1921	0.121	+0.0%
1922	0.121	+0.0%
1923	0.121	+0.0%
1924	0.121	+0.0%
1925	0.121	+0.0%
1926	0.121	+0.0%
1927	0.121	+0.0%
1928	0.121	+0.0%
1929	0.121	+0.0%
1930	0.121	+0.0%
1931	0.121	+0.0%
1932	0.121	+0.0%
1933	0.121	+0.0%
1934	0.121	+0.0%
1935	0.121	+0.0%
1936	0.121	+0.0%
1937	0.121	+0.0%
1938	0.121	+0.0%
1939	0.121	+0.0%
1940	0.137	+13.2%
1941	0.137	+0.0%
1942	0.137	+0.0%
1943	0.137	+0.0%
1944	0.137	+0.0%
1945	0.137	+0.0%
1946	0.137	+0.0%
1947	0.137	+0.0%
1948	0.174	+27.0%
1949	0.174	+0.0%
1950	0.174	+0.0%
1951	0.174	+0.0%
1952	0.33	+89.7%
1953	0.33	+0.0%
1954	0.33	+0.0%
1955	0.33	+0.0%
1956	0.421	+27.6%
1957	0.446	+5.9%
1958	0.446	+0.0%
1959	0.49	+9.9%
1960	0.532	+8.6%
1961	0.532	+0.0%
1962	0.532	+0.0%
1963	0.532	+0.0%
1964	0.532	+0.0%
1965	0.532	+0.0%
1966	0.532	+0.0%
1967	0.532	+0.0%
1968	0.532	+0.0%
1969	0.532	+0.0%
1970	0.532	+0.0%
1971	0.532	+0.0%
1972	0.532	+0.0%
1973	0.532	+0.0%
1974	0.532	+0.0%
1975	0.532	+0.0%
1976	0.532	+0.0%
1977	0.494	-7.1%
1978	0.494	+0.0%
1979	0.494	+0.0%
1980	0.494	+0.0%
1981	0.494	+0.0%
1982	0.494	+0.0%
1983	0.494	+0.0%
1984	0.494	+0.0%
1985	0.494	+0.0%
1986	0.494	+0.0%
1987	0.494	+0.0%
1988	0.494	+0.0%
1989	0.494	+0.0%
1990	0.567	+14.8%
1991	0.567	+0.0%
1992	0.567	+0.0%
1993	0.567	+0.0%
1994	0.567	+0.0%
1995	0.521	-8.1%
1996	0.521	+0.0%
1997	0.521	+0.0%
1998	0.521	+0.0%
1999	0.521	+0.0%
2000	0.521	+0.0%
2001	0.521	+0.0%
2002	0.521	+0.0%
2003	0.521	+0.0%
2004	0.521	+0.0%
2005	0.521	+0.0%
2006	0.599	+15.0%
2007	0.599	+0.0%
2008	0.599	+0.0%
2009	0.599	+0.0%
2010	0.574	-4.2%
2011	0.604	+5.2%
2012	0.604	+0.0%
2013	0.585	-3.1%
2014	0.585	+0.0%
2015	0.564	-3.6%
2016	0.609	+8.0%
2017	0.609	+0.0%
2018	0.609	+0.0%
2019	0.655	+7.6%
2020	0.609	-7.0%
2021	0.6	-1.5%
2022	0.626	+4.3%
2023	0.652	+4.2%
2024	0.693	+6.3%
2025	0.784	+13.1%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.784 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.628, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.784 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6445, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.121	0.121	0.121	10
1910s	0.121	0.121	0.121	10
1920s	0.121	0.121	0.121	10
1930s	0.121	0.121	0.121	10
1940s	0.1444	0.137	0.174	10
1950s	0.3471	0.174	0.49	10
1960s	0.532	0.532	0.532	10
1970s	0.5206	0.494	0.532	10
1980s	0.494	0.494	0.494	10
1990s	0.544	0.521	0.567	10
2000s	0.5522	0.521	0.599	10
2010s	0.5998	0.564	0.655	10
2020s	0.6607	0.6	0.784	6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

51 Comoros 0.797 compare
52 Montenegro 0.794 compare
53 Cape Verde 0.789 compare
55 Bulgaria 0.781 compare
56 Brazil 0.779 compare
56 Mozambique 0.779 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Sri Lanka

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Sri Lanka?: Equal access to power index in Sri Lanka was 0.784 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.784 in 2025.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 1900.
How does Sri Lanka rank for equal access to power index?: Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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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: 18 September 2026

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