Equal Access to Power Index in Turkey

Turkey: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.568 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.568
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
109th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.695
in 2007
All-time low
0.168
in 1839
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Turkey, 1789–2025

0.20.40.6178919072025

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.583 compare
  2. 107 Togo 0.581 compare
  3. 108 Papua New Guinea 0.571 compare
  4. 110 Nigeria 0.566 compare
  5. 111 Madagascar 0.563 compare
  6. 112 Mongolia 0.553 compare

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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

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