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Egalitarian political institutions index

· higher is better · 175 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

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  1. 1Denmark0.97
  2. 2Norway0.96
  3. 3Luxembourg0.95
  4. 4Japan0.94
  5. 5Germany0.94
  6. 6Switzerland0.94
  7. 7Belgium0.93
  8. 8Iceland0.92
  9. 9Estonia0.92
  10. 10Czechia0.91
  11. 11Sweden0.9
  12. 12Malta0.9
  13. 13Cyprus0.9
  14. 14Netherlands0.89
  15. 15Italy0.89
  16. 16Poland0.89
  17. 17Slovenia0.88
  18. 17Taiwan0.88
  19. 17Costa Rica0.88
  20. 18Lithuania0.88
  21. 19Latvia0.87
  22. 20Korea, Rep.0.87
  23. 20Greece0.87
  24. 21Ireland0.87
  25. 22Austria0.86
  26. 23Australia0.85
  27. 24New Zealand0.85
  28. 25Barbados0.85
  29. 26Trinidad and Tobago0.84
  30. 27Spain0.84
  31. 28Seychelles0.83
  32. 29France0.81
  33. 30Finland0.81
  34. 31Bhutan0.81
  35. 31Jamaica0.81
  36. 32Singapore0.79
  37. 33Armenia0.78
  38. 34United Kingdom0.78
  39. 34Montenegro0.78
  40. 34Israel0.78
  41. 35Croatia0.78
  42. 36Uruguay0.77
  43. 37Moldova0.77
  44. 38Belarus0.77
  45. 39Tanzania0.76
  46. 40Mauritius0.76
  47. 41Hong Kong SAR, China0.75
  48. 41Vanuatu0.75
  49. 42Slovak Republic0.75
  50. 43Benin0.74
  51. 44Suriname0.74
  52. 45Cuba0.74
  53. 46Serbia0.73
  54. 47Tunisia0.73
  55. 48Chile0.73
  56. 49Cabo Verde0.72
  57. 50Lesotho0.72
  58. 51Sri Lanka0.71
  59. 52Bulgaria0.71
  60. 53Malaysia0.71
  61. 54Portugal0.7
  62. 55Canada0.7
  63. 55Guyana0.7
  64. 56Georgia0.69
  65. 57Senegal0.69
  66. 58Argentina0.69
  67. 59Botswana0.69
  68. 60Fiji0.68
  69. 61Ukraine0.68
  70. 62Sao Tome and Principe0.67
  71. 63Gambia, The0.67
  72. 64Albania0.67
  73. 65Bosnia and Herzegovina0.67
  74. 65Mongolia0.67
  75. 66Romania0.66
  76. 67South Africa0.65
  77. 68Sierra Leone0.65
  78. 69Ghana0.64
  79. 70Gabon0.64
  80. 71Brazil0.64
  81. 71Niger0.64
  82. 72Hungary0.62
  83. 73Maldives0.61
  84. 74North Macedonia0.61
  85. 75Bolivia0.6
  86. 76Kyrgyz Republic0.59
  87. 77Kuwait0.59
  88. 78Liberia0.59
  89. 79Nepal0.58
  90. 80Timor-Leste0.58
  91. 81Comoros0.58
  92. 82United States0.57
  93. 83Algeria0.57
  94. 84Solomon Islands0.57
  95. 85Kazakhstan0.57
  96. 86Mali0.56
  97. 86Oman0.56
  98. 87Morocco0.56
  99. 88Jordan0.56
  100. 89Togo0.56
  101. 90Nigeria0.56
  102. 91Kenya0.55
  103. 91Panama0.55
  104. 92Viet Nam0.55
  105. 93Burkina Faso0.54
  106. 94Djibouti0.54
  107. 95Turkiye0.54
  108. 96Colombia0.53
  109. 97Rwanda0.51
  110. 98Lebanon0.51
  111. 99Peru0.5
  112. 100Iran, Islamic Rep.0.5
  113. 101Malawi0.49
  114. 101Cote d'Ivoire0.49
  115. 102Mozambique0.49
  116. 102Thailand0.49
  117. 103Cameroon0.48
  118. 104Mexico0.47
  119. 105Guinea-Bissau0.47
  120. 106Guinea0.46
  121. 107Dominican Republic0.46
  122. 108Namibia0.46
  123. 109Indonesia0.45
  124. 109Saudi Arabia0.45
  125. 110Zambia0.44
  126. 110United Arab Emirates0.44
  127. 111Uzbekistan0.44
  128. 112Guatemala0.44
  129. 113Syrian Arab Republic0.43
  130. 114Papua New Guinea0.43
  131. 114Bahrain0.43
  132. 115Ethiopia0.43
  133. 116Russian Federation0.41
  134. 117Eritrea0.41
  135. 117India0.41
  136. 117Iraq0.41
  137. 118Honduras0.4
  138. 119Qatar0.39
  139. 120Azerbaijan0.39
  140. 121Lao PDR0.38
  141. 122Libya0.37
  142. 123Congo, Dem. Rep.0.36
  143. 124Uganda0.36
  144. 125Madagascar0.34
  145. 126Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.34
  146. 127Bangladesh0.33
  147. 128Zimbabwe0.33
  148. 129Equatorial Guinea0.33
  149. 130Ecuador0.33
  150. 131Egypt, Arab Rep.0.31
  151. 132Philippines0.31
  152. 133Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.3
  153. 134Paraguay0.29
  154. 135Mauritania0.29
  155. 136China0.29
  156. 137Burundi0.28
  157. 138Turkmenistan0.27
  158. 139Congo, Rep.0.26
  159. 140Nicaragua0.26
  160. 141Pakistan0.26
  161. 142Sudan0.25
  162. 143Eswatini0.25
  163. 144El Salvador0.25
  164. 145Central African Republic0.24
  165. 146Angola0.24
  166. 147Cambodia0.24
  167. 148Venezuela, RB0.23
  168. 149Myanmar0.2
  169. 150Chad0.19
  170. 151Tajikistan0.17
  171. 152Haiti0.17
  172. 153Yemen, Rep.0.09
  173. 154South Sudan0.08
  174. 155Afghanistan0.05

Egalitarian political institutions index