Egalitarian democracy index - Country rankings
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Egalitarian democracy index , 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 171 countries was 0.375 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.877 index points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0.033 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries | Egalitarian democracy index, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
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Denmark | 0.877 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
Norway | 0.836 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
Belgium | 0.828 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
Switzerland | 0.821 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
Luxembourg | 0.816 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
Sweden | 0.798 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
Estonia | 0.797 | 7 | 1990 - 2023 |
Ireland | 0.794 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
Germany | 0.792 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
Czechia | 0.788 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
New Zealand | 0.775 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
Finland | 0.768 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
Netherlands | 0.759 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
Italy | 0.753 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
Austria | 0.748 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
Japan | 0.745 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
Taiwan | 0.741 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
Latvia | 0.739 | 18 | 1990 - 2023 |
France | 0.731 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
Iceland | 0.726 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
Australia | 0.721 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
Spain | 0.719 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
Uruguay | 0.705 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
UK | 0.704 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
Lithuania | 0.691 | 25 | 1990 - 2023 |
Portugal | 0.69 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
Canada | 0.688 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
Malta | 0.686 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
Cyprus | 0.668 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
Argentina | 0.666 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
Slovakia | 0.665 | 31 | 1993 - 2023 |
Jamaica | 0.664 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
Barbados | 0.663 | 33 | 1960 - 2023 |
Slovenia | 0.661 | 34 | 1989 - 2023 |
Chile | 0.639 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
Vanuatu | 0.627 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
Greece | 0.626 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
Seychelles | 0.617 | 38 | 1960 - 2023 |
Tr.&Tobago | 0.605 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
South Korea | 0.602 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
USA | 0.602 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
Croatia | 0.576 | 42 | 1991 - 2023 |
Moldova | 0.576 | 43 | 1990 - 2023 |
Cape Verde | 0.569 | 44 | 1960 - 2023 |
Israel | 0.562 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
Suriname | 0.56 | 46 | 1960 - 2023 |
Bulgaria | 0.52 | 47 | 1960 - 2023 |
Armenia | 0.518 | 48 | 1990 - 2023 |
Brazil | 0.515 | 49 | 1960 - 2023 |
Poland | 0.514 | 50 | 1960 - 2023 |
Lesotho | 0.487 | 51 | 1960 - 2023 |
Georgia | 0.482 | 52 | 1990 - 2023 |
S.T.&Principe | 0.478 | 53 | 1960 - 2023 |
Romania | 0.477 | 54 | 1960 - 2023 |
Ghana | 0.475 | 55 | 1960 - 2023 |
South Africa | 0.466 | 56 | 1960 - 2023 |
Montenegro | 0.459 | 57 | 1998 - 2023 |
Bhutan | 0.45 | 58 | 1960 - 2023 |
Gambia | 0.448 | 59 | 1960 - 2023 |
Panama | 0.447 | 60 | 1960 - 2023 |
Senegal | 0.446 | 61 | 1960 - 2023 |
Nepal | 0.442 | 62 | 1960 - 2023 |
Colombia | 0.425 | 63 | 1960 - 2023 |
Peru | 0.417 | 64 | 1960 - 2023 |
Tunisia | 0.402 | 65 | 1960 - 2023 |
Maldives | 0.399 | 66 | 1960 - 2023 |
Liberia | 0.397 | 67 | 1960 - 2023 |
Botswana | 0.395 | 68 | 1960 - 2023 |
Sri Lanka | 0.39 | 69 | 1960 - 2023 |
Malaysia | 0.388 | 70 | 1960 - 2023 |
Benin | 0.385 | 71 | 1960 - 2023 |
Albania | 0.383 | 72 | 1960 - 2023 |
Bolivia | 0.383 | 73 | 1960 - 2023 |
Guyana | 0.377 | 74 | 1960 - 2023 |
Domin. Rep. | 0.376 | 75 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mauritius | 0.372 | 76 | 1960 - 2023 |
Ecuador | 0.367 | 77 | 1960 - 2023 |
Kenya | 0.366 | 78 | 1960 - 2023 |
North Macedonia | 0.366 | 79 | 1991 - 2023 |
Solomon Isl. | 0.364 | 80 | 1960 - 2023 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 0.362 | 81 | 1992 - 2023 |
Singapore | 0.357 | 82 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mongolia | 0.352 | 83 | 1960 - 2023 |
Sierra Leone | 0.351 | 84 | 1960 - 2023 |
Fiji | 0.349 | 85 | 1960 - 2023 |
Zambia | 0.34 | 86 | 1960 - 2023 |
Tanzania | 0.339 | 87 | 1960 - 2023 |
Namibia | 0.335 | 88 | 1960 - 2023 |
Malawi | 0.324 | 89 | 1960 - 2023 |
Serbia | 0.312 | 90 | 1960 - 2023 |
Hungary | 0.311 | 91 | 1960 - 2023 |
Ukraine | 0.307 | 92 | 1990 - 2023 |
Togo | 0.297 | 93 | 1960 - 2023 |
Indonesia | 0.291 | 94 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mexico | 0.286 | 95 | 1960 - 2023 |
Nigeria | 0.284 | 96 | 1960 - 2023 |
Niger | 0.283 | 97 | 1960 - 2023 |
Papua N.G. | 0.277 | 98 | 1960 - 2023 |
Ivory Coast | 0.275 | 99 | 1960 - 2023 |
Honduras | 0.26 | 100 | 1960 - 2023 |
Algeria | 0.256 | 101 | 1960 - 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan | 0.252 | 102 | 1990 - 2023 |
Paraguay | 0.25 | 103 | 1960 - 2023 |
Gabon | 0.24 | 104 | 1960 - 2023 |
Kuwait | 0.24 | 105 | 1960 - 2023 |
G.-Bissau | 0.239 | 106 | 1960 - 2023 |
Cuba | 0.233 | 107 | 1960 - 2023 |
Lebanon | 0.227 | 108 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mozambique | 0.227 | 109 | 1960 - 2023 |
Kazakhstan | 0.224 | 110 | 1991 - 2023 |
Comoros | 0.219 | 111 | 1960 - 2023 |
Belarus | 0.217 | 112 | 1990 - 2023 |
Hong Kong | 0.212 | 113 | 1960 - 2023 |
Iraq | 0.209 | 114 | 1960 - 2023 |
Guatemala | 0.208 | 115 | 1960 - 2023 |
India | 0.206 | 116 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mali | 0.206 | 117 | 1960 - 2023 |
Morocco | 0.206 | 118 | 1960 - 2023 |
Madagascar | 0.205 | 119 | 1960 - 2023 |
Turkey | 0.204 | 120 | 1960 - 2023 |
Jordan | 0.202 | 121 | 1960 - 2023 |
Burkina Faso | 0.2 | 122 | 1960 - 2023 |
Ethiopia | 0.2 | 123 | 1960 - 2023 |
Cameroon | 0.198 | 124 | 1961 - 2023 |
Philippines | 0.194 | 125 | 1960 - 2023 |
Vietnam | 0.194 | 126 | 1960 - 2023 |
Djibouti | 0.191 | 127 | 1960 - 2023 |
Thailand | 0.188 | 128 | 1960 - 2023 |
Rwanda | 0.183 | 129 | 1960 - 2023 |
Oman | 0.178 | 130 | 1960 - 2023 |
El Salvador | 0.17 | 131 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mauritania | 0.17 | 132 | 1960 - 2023 |
Uganda | 0.167 | 133 | 1960 - 2023 |
DR Congo | 0.158 | 134 | 1960 - 2023 |
Uzbekistan | 0.155 | 135 | 1990 - 2023 |
Iran | 0.152 | 136 | 1960 - 2023 |
Zimbabwe | 0.151 | 137 | 1960 - 2023 |
Angola | 0.149 | 138 | 1960 - 2023 |
Libya | 0.147 | 139 | 1960 - 2023 |
UA Emirates | 0.135 | 140 | 1971 - 2023 |
Russia | 0.132 | 141 | 1960 - 2023 |
R. of Congo | 0.131 | 142 | 1960 - 2023 |
C.A. Republic | 0.13 | 143 | 1960 - 2023 |
Laos | 0.129 | 144 | 1960 - 2023 |
Pakistan | 0.129 | 145 | 1960 - 2023 |
Guinea | 0.127 | 146 | 1960 - 2023 |
Azerbaijan | 0.124 | 147 | 1990 - 2023 |
Eritrea | 0.117 | 148 | 1960 - 2023 |
Bahrain | 0.115 | 149 | 1960 - 2023 |
Saudi Arabia | 0.112 | 150 | 1960 - 2023 |
Eq. Guinea | 0.11 | 151 | 1960 - 2023 |
Egypt | 0.109 | 152 | 1960 - 2023 |
Burundi | 0.106 | 153 | 1960 - 2023 |
Qatar | 0.105 | 154 | 1960 - 2023 |
Venezuela | 0.105 | 155 | 1960 - 2023 |
Bangladesh | 0.103 | 156 | 1971 - 2023 |
Nicaragua | 0.1 | 157 | 1960 - 2023 |
Somalia | 0.097 | 158 | 1960 - 2023 |
Turkmenistan | 0.092 | 159 | 1991 - 2023 |
North Korea | 0.088 | 160 | 1960 - 2023 |
China | 0.085 | 161 | 1960 - 2023 |
Cambodia | 0.083 | 162 | 1960 - 2023 |
Chad | 0.071 | 163 | 1960 - 2023 |
Tajikistan | 0.071 | 164 | 1990 - 2023 |
Swaziland | 0.068 | 165 | 1960 - 2023 |
Sudan | 0.067 | 166 | 1960 - 2023 |
Haiti | 0.06 | 167 | 1960 - 2023 |
Burma | 0.058 | 168 | 1960 - 2023 |
Syria | 0.058 | 169 | 1960 - 2023 |
Yemen | 0.04 | 170 | 1960 - 2023 |
Afghanistan | 0.033 | 171 | 1960 - 2023 |
Definition: Measures the extent to which political power is distributed equally among different social groups.
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