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Egalitarian democracy index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Denmark0.88
  2. 2Norway0.84
  3. 3Belgium0.82
  4. 4Switzerland0.82
  5. 5Estonia0.81
  6. 5Luxembourg0.81
  7. 6Sweden0.8
  8. 7Ireland0.78
  9. 8Czechia0.77
  10. 9Germany0.77
  11. 10Costa Rica0.76
  12. 11Japan0.76
  13. 12Netherlands0.74
  14. 13Latvia0.73
  15. 14Iceland0.73
  16. 15New Zealand0.73
  17. 15Australia0.73
  18. 16Austria0.72
  19. 17France0.72
  20. 18Korea, Rep.0.71
  21. 19Finland0.71
  22. 20Taiwan0.7
  23. 21Spain0.7
  24. 22Malta0.69
  25. 23Uruguay0.69
  26. 24Lithuania0.69
  27. 25Cyprus0.68
  28. 26Barbados0.68
  29. 27Poland0.67
  30. 28Trinidad and Tobago0.66
  31. 29Jamaica0.66
  32. 30Italy0.65
  33. 31Greece0.64
  34. 31Chile0.64
  35. 32Seychelles0.63
  36. 33Canada0.63
  37. 34Portugal0.61
  38. 35United Kingdom0.61
  39. 36Slovenia0.6
  40. 37Suriname0.6
  41. 38Sri Lanka0.59
  42. 39Mauritius0.58
  43. 40Slovak Republic0.57
  44. 41Vanuatu0.57
  45. 42Cabo Verde0.56
  46. 43Israel0.55
  47. 44Croatia0.54
  48. 45Brazil0.54
  49. 46South Africa0.52
  50. 47Montenegro0.5
  51. 48Argentina0.5
  52. 49Ghana0.49
  53. 50Armenia0.49
  54. 51Lesotho0.49
  55. 52Botswana0.48
  56. 53Timor-Leste0.47
  57. 54United States0.47
  58. 55Bhutan0.46
  59. 56Senegal0.46
  60. 57Kosovo0.46
  61. 58Panama0.45
  62. 59Gambia, The0.45
  63. 60Sao Tome and Principe0.45
  64. 61Bulgaria0.44
  65. 62Moldova0.44
  66. 63Solomon Islands0.44
  67. 64Romania0.42
  68. 65Nepal0.42
  69. 66Colombia0.41
  70. 66Dominican Republic0.41
  71. 67Bolivia0.39
  72. 68Peru0.39
  73. 69Benin0.39
  74. 70Liberia0.39
  75. 71Mongolia0.38
  76. 72Malaysia0.38
  77. 72Guyana0.38
  78. 73North Macedonia0.37
  79. 74Maldives0.37
  80. 75Singapore0.37
  81. 75Fiji0.37
  82. 76Bosnia and Herzegovina0.36
  83. 77Albania0.35
  84. 78Kenya0.35
  85. 79Namibia0.35
  86. 80Guatemala0.34
  87. 81Sierra Leone0.34
  88. 82Tunisia0.32
  89. 83Tanzania0.32
  90. 84Nigeria0.32
  91. 84Malawi0.32
  92. 85Georgia0.31
  93. 86Ukraine0.3
  94. 87Hungary0.3
  95. 88Serbia0.28
  96. 89Ecuador0.27
  97. 90Zambia0.27
  98. 91Mexico0.27
  99. 92Honduras0.26
  100. 93Lebanon0.25
  101. 94Indonesia0.25
  102. 95Papua New Guinea0.25
  103. 96Thailand0.25
  104. 97Gabon0.25
  105. 98Togo0.24
  106. 98Paraguay0.24
  107. 99Cote d'Ivoire0.24
  108. 100Kyrgyz Republic0.24
  109. 101Belarus0.23
  110. 102Cuba0.22
  111. 103Comoros0.22
  112. 104Hong Kong SAR, China0.22
  113. 105Niger0.21
  114. 106Jordan0.21
  115. 107Turkiye0.21
  116. 108Algeria0.21
  117. 109Kazakhstan0.2
  118. 110Morocco0.2
  119. 111India0.2
  120. 112Iraq0.2
  121. 113Djibouti0.19
  122. 114West Bank and Gaza0.19
  123. 114Mozambique0.19
  124. 115Cameroon0.18
  125. 116Oman0.17
  126. 117Kuwait0.17
  127. 117Mali0.17
  128. 117Guinea-Bissau0.17
  129. 118Madagascar0.17
  130. 119Philippines0.17
  131. 120Rwanda0.17
  132. 121Viet Nam0.16
  133. 122Ethiopia0.16
  134. 123Burkina Faso0.16
  135. 123Congo, Dem. Rep.0.16
  136. 124Uzbekistan0.15
  137. 125Iran, Islamic Rep.0.15
  138. 126Guinea0.15
  139. 127Mauritania0.14
  140. 128Uganda0.14
  141. 129Zimbabwe0.14
  142. 130Russian Federation0.13
  143. 131Angola0.13
  144. 132Bahrain0.13
  145. 133Syrian Arab Republic0.13
  146. 134El Salvador0.13
  147. 135United Arab Emirates0.12
  148. 135Azerbaijan0.12
  149. 136Pakistan0.12
  150. 136Libya0.12
  151. 137Bangladesh0.12
  152. 138Central African Republic0.11
  153. 138Lao PDR0.11
  154. 139Saudi Arabia0.11
  155. 140Eritrea0.11
  156. 140Equatorial Guinea0.11
  157. 141Congo, Rep.0.11
  158. 142Egypt, Arab Rep.0.11
  159. 143Qatar0.1
  160. 144Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.1
  161. 145Burundi0.1
  162. 146Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.09
  163. 147Turkmenistan0.09
  164. 148Nicaragua0.09
  165. 149Cambodia0.08
  166. 149Chad0.08
  167. 150Venezuela, RB0.08
  168. 151Sudan0.08
  169. 151China0.08
  170. 152Eswatini0.08
  171. 153Haiti0.08
  172. 154Tajikistan0.06
  173. 155Myanmar0.06
  174. 156Yemen, Rep.0.03
  175. 157South Sudan0.03
  176. 158Afghanistan0.02

Egalitarian democracy index