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Equality of political power across social groups

· higher is better · 175 countries

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  1. 1Denmark3.3
  2. 2Lithuania3.1
  3. 3Korea, Rep.3.1
  4. 4Japan2.9
  5. 5Germany2.6
  6. 6Cabo Verde2.5
  7. 7Costa Rica2.3
  8. 8Switzerland2.3
  9. 9Czechia2.3
  10. 10Senegal2.2
  11. 11Benin2.2
  12. 12Greece2.2
  13. 13Luxembourg2.1
  14. 14Poland2.1
  15. 15Belgium2
  16. 15Iceland2
  17. 16Armenia2
  18. 17Italy2
  19. 18Norway2
  20. 19Zambia2
  21. 20Malta2
  22. 21Bhutan1.9
  23. 22Ireland1.9
  24. 23Suriname1.9
  25. 24Liberia1.9
  26. 25Uruguay1.8
  27. 26Tanzania1.8
  28. 26Lesotho1.8
  29. 27Barbados1.7
  30. 28Austria1.7
  31. 29France1.7
  32. 30Australia1.7
  33. 31Sweden1.7
  34. 32Finland1.7
  35. 33Spain1.7
  36. 34United Kingdom1.7
  37. 35Taiwan1.6
  38. 36Burkina Faso1.6
  39. 37Vanuatu1.6
  40. 38Botswana1.6
  41. 39Montenegro1.6
  42. 40Albania1.5
  43. 40Sao Tome and Principe1.5
  44. 41Romania1.5
  45. 42Nigeria1.5
  46. 43Niger1.5
  47. 44Solomon Islands1.5
  48. 45Ukraine1.5
  49. 46Argentina1.5
  50. 47Belarus1.4
  51. 48Ghana1.4
  52. 49Papua New Guinea1.4
  53. 50Sierra Leone1.4
  54. 51Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.4
  55. 52Tunisia1.3
  56. 53Jamaica1.3
  57. 54Mozambique1.3
  58. 55Latvia1.3
  59. 56Bangladesh1.3
  60. 57Guinea1.3
  61. 58Timor-Leste1.3
  62. 59Brazil1.3
  63. 60Portugal1.3
  64. 61Estonia1.2
  65. 62Comoros1.2
  66. 63Canada1.2
  67. 64Bulgaria1.2
  68. 65Guatemala1.2
  69. 66Seychelles1.2
  70. 67Slovenia1.2
  71. 68Guyana1.2
  72. 69Nepal1.2
  73. 70Mexico1.2
  74. 71Gambia, The1.1
  75. 72Slovak Republic1.1
  76. 73Chile1.1
  77. 74Netherlands1.1
  78. 75Togo1.1
  79. 76New Zealand1.1
  80. 77Sri Lanka1.1
  81. 78Panama1.1
  82. 79Cuba1
  83. 80Israel1
  84. 81Moldova1
  85. 82Dominican Republic0.94
  86. 83Trinidad and Tobago0.94
  87. 84Kenya0.93
  88. 85El Salvador0.9
  89. 86Cyprus0.87
  90. 87North Macedonia0.87
  91. 88Morocco0.86
  92. 89Serbia0.86
  93. 90Bolivia0.81
  94. 91Algeria0.81
  95. 92Peru0.8
  96. 93Honduras0.79
  97. 94Hungary0.78
  98. 95Colombia0.76
  99. 96Bosnia and Herzegovina0.74
  100. 97Djibouti0.73
  101. 98Pakistan0.69
  102. 99Croatia0.68
  103. 100Madagascar0.66
  104. 101Malawi0.64
  105. 102Kyrgyz Republic0.6
  106. 103United States0.59
  107. 104India0.52
  108. 105Indonesia0.46
  109. 106Oman0.46
  110. 107Mongolia0.43
  111. 108South Africa0.42
  112. 109Turkiye0.41
  113. 110Egypt, Arab Rep.0.39
  114. 111Mauritius0.38
  115. 112Georgia0.36
  116. 113Congo, Dem. Rep.0.36
  117. 114Hong Kong SAR, China0.34
  118. 115Libya0.33
  119. 116Maldives0.33
  120. 117Mali0.32
  121. 117Ecuador0.32
  122. 118Fiji0.3
  123. 119Russian Federation0.27
  124. 120Malaysia0.26
  125. 121Central African Republic0.25
  126. 122Kuwait0.22
  127. 123Singapore0.2
  128. 124Iraq0.17
  129. 125Sudan0.15
  130. 126Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.14
  131. 127Cote d'Ivoire0.13
  132. 128Lebanon0.11
  133. 129Namibia0.09
  134. 130Thailand-0.08
  135. 131Congo, Rep.-0.1
  136. 132Angola-0.13
  137. 133Jordan-0.18
  138. 134Guinea-Bissau-0.28
  139. 135Paraguay-0.38
  140. 136Cambodia-0.42
  141. 137Haiti-0.43
  142. 138Gabon-0.44
  143. 139Burundi-0.46
  144. 140Syrian Arab Republic-0.49
  145. 141Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.53
  146. 142Philippines-0.59
  147. 143United Arab Emirates-0.6
  148. 144Saudi Arabia-0.6
  149. 145Kazakhstan-0.62
  150. 146Lao PDR-0.68
  151. 147Uganda-0.68
  152. 148Cameroon-0.76
  153. 149Ethiopia-0.88
  154. 150Eritrea-0.9
  155. 151Yemen, Rep.-1
  156. 152Mauritania-1.1
  157. 153Zimbabwe-1.1
  158. 154Uzbekistan-1.2
  159. 155Turkmenistan-1.2
  160. 156Tajikistan-1.3
  161. 157Rwanda-1.4
  162. 158Myanmar-1.5
  163. 159Viet Nam-1.6
  164. 160Equatorial Guinea-1.6
  165. 161Chad-1.7
  166. 162Eswatini-1.8
  167. 163Venezuela, RB-1.9
  168. 164Bahrain-2
  169. 165Nicaragua-2.2
  170. 166China-2.2
  171. 167Azerbaijan-2.2
  172. 168South Sudan-2.4
  173. 169Qatar-2.4
  174. 170Afghanistan-2.7

Equality of political power across social groups