Egalitarian democracy index - Country rankings

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Egalitarian democracy index , 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 171 countries was 0.368 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.878 index points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0.025 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Denmark 0.878 1 1960 - 2024
Norway 0.835 2 1960 - 2024
Switzerland 0.83 3 1960 - 2024
Belgium 0.818 4 1960 - 2024
Estonia 0.808 5 1990 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.804 6 1960 - 2024
Sweden 0.795 7 1960 - 2024
Czechia 0.786 8 1960 - 2024
Ireland 0.785 9 1960 - 2024
Germany 0.769 10 1960 - 2024
Iceland 0.76 11 1960 - 2024
Japan 0.751 12 1960 - 2024
New Zealand 0.74 13 1960 - 2024
Finland 0.736 14 1960 - 2024
Australia 0.731 15 1960 - 2024
Netherlands 0.729 16 1960 - 2024
France 0.728 17 1960 - 2024
Latvia 0.728 18 1990 - 2024
Austria 0.726 19 1960 - 2024
Italy 0.715 20 1960 - 2024
Spain 0.702 21 1960 - 2024
Lithuania 0.698 22 1990 - 2024
Taiwan 0.695 23 1960 - 2024
Malta 0.69 24 1960 - 2024
Cyprus 0.685 25 1960 - 2024
Uruguay 0.682 26 1960 - 2024
Portugal 0.68 27 1960 - 2024
UK 0.672 28 1960 - 2024
Barbados 0.664 29 1960 - 2024
Greece 0.649 30 1960 - 2024
Jamaica 0.642 31 1960 - 2024
Chile 0.641 32 1960 - 2024
Poland 0.633 33 1960 - 2024
Canada 0.63 34 1960 - 2024
Slovenia 0.624 35 1989 - 2024
South Korea 0.621 36 1960 - 2024
Seychelles 0.616 37 1960 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.613 38 1960 - 2024
USA 0.609 39 1960 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.605 40 1960 - 2024
Slovakia 0.59 41 1993 - 2024
Israel 0.581 42 1960 - 2024
Suriname 0.575 43 1960 - 2024
Croatia 0.572 44 1991 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.57 45 1960 - 2024
Brazil 0.545 46 1960 - 2024
Argentina 0.539 47 1960 - 2024
Lesotho 0.509 48 1960 - 2024
South Africa 0.509 49 1960 - 2024
Armenia 0.505 50 1990 - 2024
Moldova 0.504 51 1990 - 2024
Montenegro 0.481 52 1998 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.479 53 1960 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0.472 54 1960 - 2024
Bhutan 0.469 55 1960 - 2024
Panama 0.464 56 1960 - 2024
Ghana 0.455 57 1960 - 2024
Senegal 0.452 58 1960 - 2024
Romania 0.45 59 1960 - 2024
Gambia 0.446 60 1960 - 2024
Nepal 0.428 61 1960 - 2024
Bulgaria 0.427 62 1960 - 2024
Botswana 0.426 63 1960 - 2024
Colombia 0.423 64 1960 - 2024
Benin 0.394 65 1960 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0.394 66 1960 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.391 67 1960 - 2024
Malaysia 0.388 68 1960 - 2024
Fiji 0.386 69 1960 - 2024
Liberia 0.385 70 1960 - 2024
Mauritius 0.376 71 1960 - 2024
Tunisia 0.374 72 1960 - 2024
Bolivia 0.373 73 1960 - 2024
Georgia 0.372 74 1990 - 2024
North Macedonia 0.369 75 1991 - 2024
Peru 0.369 76 1960 - 2024
Albania 0.367 77 1960 - 2024
Maldives 0.365 78 1960 - 2024
Singapore 0.362 79 1960 - 2024
Guyana 0.359 80 1960 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.357 81 1992 - 2024
Mongolia 0.353 82 1960 - 2024
Tanzania 0.343 83 1960 - 2024
Malawi 0.342 84 1960 - 2024
Zambia 0.339 85 1960 - 2024
Namibia 0.329 86 1960 - 2024
Kenya 0.326 87 1960 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.316 88 1960 - 2024
Ecuador 0.309 89 1960 - 2024
Hungary 0.309 90 1960 - 2024
Indonesia 0.299 91 1960 - 2024
Nigeria 0.295 92 1960 - 2024
Ukraine 0.288 93 1990 - 2024
Serbia 0.282 94 1960 - 2024
Honduras 0.272 95 1960 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.271 96 1960 - 2024
Mexico 0.268 97 1960 - 2024
Togo 0.265 98 1960 - 2024
Guatemala 0.261 99 1960 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.256 100 1960 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.253 101 1990 - 2024
Paraguay 0.249 102 1960 - 2024
Algeria 0.238 103 1960 - 2024
Kuwait 0.233 104 1960 - 2024
Thailand 0.231 105 1960 - 2024
Cuba 0.23 106 1960 - 2024
Belarus 0.226 107 1990 - 2024
Comoros 0.226 108 1960 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.221 109 1960 - 2024
Niger 0.221 110 1960 - 2024
Gabon 0.217 111 1960 - 2024
India 0.215 112 1960 - 2024
Jordan 0.213 113 1960 - 2024
Turkey 0.207 114 1960 - 2024
Iraq 0.206 115 1960 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0.202 116 1990 - 2024
Morocco 0.201 117 1960 - 2024
Mozambique 0.2 118 1960 - 2024
Cameroon 0.198 119 1961 - 2024
Mali 0.197 120 1960 - 2024
Djibouti 0.194 121 1960 - 2024
Vietnam 0.189 122 1960 - 2024
Philippines 0.187 123 1960 - 2024
DR Congo 0.184 124 1960 - 2024
Madagascar 0.183 125 1960 - 2024
Uganda 0.182 126 1960 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.18 127 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 0.179 128 1960 - 2024
Oman 0.177 129 1960 - 2024
Rwanda 0.171 130 1960 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.161 131 1960 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.158 132 1960 - 2024
Mauritania 0.153 133 1960 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.151 134 1990 - 2024
Iran 0.147 135 1960 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.139 136 1960 - 2024
Angola 0.138 137 1960 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.137 138 1960 - 2024
Guinea 0.135 139 1960 - 2024
El Salvador 0.134 140 1960 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.13 141 1960 - 2024
Laos 0.127 142 1960 - 2024
Libya 0.126 143 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.125 144 1971 - 2024
Russia 0.12 145 1960 - 2024
Bangladesh 0.114 146 1971 - 2024
Pakistan 0.114 147 1960 - 2024
Bahrain 0.113 148 1960 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.113 149 1960 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.112 150 1990 - 2024
Egypt 0.112 151 1960 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.111 152 1960 - 2024
Qatar 0.108 153 1960 - 2024
Somalia 0.103 154 1960 - 2024
Venezuela 0.095 155 1960 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0.092 156 1991 - 2024
Burundi 0.091 157 1960 - 2024
Eritrea 0.087 158 1960 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.087 159 1960 - 2024
North Korea 0.086 160 1960 - 2024
China 0.082 161 1960 - 2024
Chad 0.079 162 1960 - 2024
Cambodia 0.076 163 1960 - 2024
Swaziland 0.075 164 1960 - 2024
Syria 0.074 165 1960 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.071 166 1990 - 2024
Sudan 0.062 167 1960 - 2024
Haiti 0.06 168 1960 - 2024
Burma 0.059 169 1960 - 2024
Yemen 0.033 170 1960 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.025 171 1960 - 2024


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Definition: Measures the extent to which political power is distributed equally among different social groups.

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1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
4. Belgium
5. Estonia
6. Luxembourg
7. Sweden
8. Czechia
9. Ireland
10. Germany
11. Iceland
12. Japan
13. New Zealand
14. Finland
15. Australia
16. Netherlands
17. France
18. Latvia
19. Austria
20. Italy
21. Spain
22. Lithuania
23. Taiwan
24. Malta
25. Cyprus
26. Uruguay
27. Portugal
28. UK
29. Barbados
30. Greece
31. Jamaica
32. Chile
33. Poland
34. Canada
35. Slovenia
36. South Korea
37. Seychelles
38. Vanuatu
39. USA
40. Tr.&Tobago
41. Slovakia
42. Israel
43. Suriname
44. Croatia
45. Cape Verde
46. Brazil
47. Argentina
48. Lesotho
49. South Africa
50. Armenia
51. Moldova
52. Montenegro
53. S.T.&Principe
54. Sri Lanka
55. Bhutan
56. Panama
57. Ghana
58. Senegal
59. Romania
60. Gambia
61. Nepal
62. Bulgaria
63. Botswana
64. Colombia
65. Benin
66. Domin. Rep.
67. Solomon Isl.
68. Malaysia
69. Fiji
70. Liberia
71. Mauritius
72. Tunisia
73. Bolivia
74. Georgia
75. North Macedonia
76. Peru
77. Albania
78. Maldives
79. Singapore
80. Guyana
81. Bosnia & Herz.
82. Mongolia
83. Tanzania
84. Malawi
85. Zambia
86. Namibia
87. Kenya
88. Sierra Leone
89. Ecuador
90. Hungary
91. Indonesia
92. Nigeria
93. Ukraine
94. Serbia
95. Honduras
96. Ivory Coast
97. Mexico
98. Togo
99. Guatemala
100. Papua N.G.
101. Kyrgyzstan
102. Paraguay
103. Algeria
104. Kuwait
105. Thailand
106. Cuba
107. Belarus
108. Comoros
109. Hong Kong
110. Niger
111. Gabon
112. India
113. Jordan
114. Turkey
115. Iraq
116. Kazakhstan
117. Morocco
118. Mozambique
119. Cameroon
120. Mali
121. Djibouti
122. Vietnam
123. Philippines
124. DR Congo
125. Madagascar
126. Uganda
127. G.-Bissau
128. Lebanon
129. Oman
130. Rwanda
131. Ethiopia
132. Burkina Faso
133. Mauritania
134. Uzbekistan
135. Iran
136. R. of Congo
137. Angola
138. Zimbabwe
139. Guinea
140. El Salvador
141. C.A. Republic
142. Laos
143. Libya
144. UA Emirates
145. Russia
146. Bangladesh
147. Pakistan
148. Bahrain
149. Saudi Arabia
150. Azerbaijan
151. Egypt
152. Eq. Guinea
153. Qatar
154. Somalia
155. Venezuela
156. Turkmenistan
157. Burundi
158. Eritrea
159. Nicaragua
160. North Korea
161. China
162. Chad
163. Cambodia
164. Swaziland
165. Syria
166. Tajikistan
167. Sudan
168. Haiti
169. Burma
170. Yemen
171. Afghanistan
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