Equal Access to Power Index in Turkey
Turkey: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.568 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Access to Power Index in Turkey, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal access to power index in Turkey stood at 0.568.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Turkey peaked at 0.695 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.168, in 1839.
That places Turkey 109th 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.
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 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.3192 | 0.264 | 0.333 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3165 | 0.168 | 0.333 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.186 | 0.168 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1998 | 0.169 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.169 | 0.169 | 0.169 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.169 | 0.169 | 0.169 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1761 | 0.169 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.219 | 0.219 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3742 | 0.262 | 0.422 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4491 | 0.388 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4986 | 0.491 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.421 | 0.421 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.531 | 0.531 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.531 | 0.531 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3633 | 0.358 | 0.388 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4436 | 0.432 | 0.451 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6093 | 0.44 | 0.695 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6563 | 0.62 | 0.694 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5287 | 0.44 | 0.619 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.583 compare
- 107 Togo 0.581 compare
- 108 Papua New Guinea 0.571 compare
- 110 Nigeria 0.566 compare
- 111 Madagascar 0.563 compare
- 112 Mongolia 0.553 compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2619 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4067 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6004 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4405 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.69 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,784 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal access to power index in Turkey?
- Equal access to power index in Turkey was 0.568 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.695 in 2007.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.168 in 1839.
- How does Turkey rank for equal access to power index?
- Turkey ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.