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Egalitarian political institutions index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•175 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6value
Median: 0.6value
Countries Covered
175
with available data
Highest
Denmark
1.0value
Lowest
Afghanistan
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark1.0value
2Norway1.0value
3Luxembourg0.9value
4Japan0.9value
5Germany0.9value
By Region
Oceania0.9value(2 countries)
Europe0.8value(32 countries)
South America0.6value(7 countries)
North America0.5value(4 countries)
Other0.5value(94 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (1.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (94)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Denmark1.0value
2Norway1.0value
3Luxembourg0.9value
4Japan0.9value
5Germany0.9value
6Switzerland0.9value
7Belgium0.9value
8Iceland0.9value
9Estonia0.9value
10Czech Republic0.9value
11Sweden0.9value
12Malta0.9value
13Cyprus0.9value
14Netherlands0.9value
15Italy0.9value
16Poland0.9value
17Taiwan, Province of China0.9value
18Costa Rica0.9value
19Slovenia0.9value
20Lithuania0.9value
21Latvia0.9value
22Greece0.9value
23South Korea0.9value
24Ireland0.9value
25Austria0.9value
26Australia0.9value
27New Zealand0.9value
28Barbados0.8value
29Trinidad and Tobago0.8value
30Spain0.8value
31Seychelles0.8value
32France0.8value
33Finland0.8value
34Jamaica0.8value
35Bhutan0.8value
36Singapore0.8value
37Armenia0.8value
38Israel0.8value
39Montenegro0.8value
40United Kingdom0.8value
41Croatia0.8value
42Uruguay0.8value
43Moldova, Republic of0.8value
44Belarus0.8value
45United Republic of Tanzania0.8value
46Mauritius0.8value
47Hong Kong0.8value
48Vanuatu0.8value
49Slovakia0.7value
50Benin0.7value
51Suriname0.7value
52Cuba0.7value
53Serbia0.7value
54Tunisia0.7value
55Chile0.7value
56Cape Verde0.7value
57Lesotho0.7value
58Sri Lanka0.7value
59Bulgaria0.7value
60Malaysia0.7value
61Portugal0.7value
62Canada0.7value
63Guyana0.7value
64Georgia0.7value
65Senegal0.7value
66Argentina0.7value
67Botswana0.7value
68Fiji0.7value
69Ukraine0.7value
70Sao Tome and Principe0.7value
71Republic of The Gambia0.7value
72Albania0.7value
73Mongolia0.7value
74Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7value
75Romania0.7value
76South Africa0.7value
77Sierra Leone0.6value
78Ghana0.6value
79Gabon0.6value
80Niger0.6value
81Brazil0.6value
82Hungary0.6value
83Maldives0.6value
84The Republic of North Macedonia0.6value
85Bolivia0.6value
86Kyrgyzstan0.6value
87Kuwait0.6value
88Liberia0.6value
89Nepal0.6value
90Timor-Leste0.6value
91Comoros0.6value
92United States of America0.6value
93Algeria0.6value
94Solomon Islands0.6value
95Kazakhstan0.6value
96Mali0.6value
97Oman0.6value
98Morocco0.6value
99Jordan0.6value
100Togo0.6value
101Nigeria0.6value
102Kenya0.6value
103Panama0.6value
104Vietnam0.6value
105Burkina Faso0.5value
106Djibouti0.5value
107Türkiye0.5value
108Colombia0.5value
109Rwanda0.5value
110Lebanon0.5value
111Peru0.5value
112Islamic Republic of Iran0.5value
113Cote d'Ivoire0.5value
114Malawi0.5value
115Mozambique0.5value
116Thailand0.5value
117Cameroon0.5value
118Mexico0.5value
119Guinea-Bissau0.5value
120Guinea0.5value
121Dominican Republic0.5value
122Namibia0.5value
123Indonesia0.5value
124Saudi Arabia0.5value
125United Arab Emirates0.4value
126Zambia0.4value
127Uzbekistan0.4value
128Guatemala0.4value
129Syrian Arab Republic0.4value
130Papua New Guinea0.4value
131Bahrain0.4value
132Ethiopia0.4value
133Russian Federation0.4value
134Eritrea0.4value
135India0.4value
136Iraq0.4value
137Honduras0.4value
138Qatar0.4value
139State of Palestine0.4value
140Azerbaijan0.4value
141Lao People's Democratic Republic0.4value
142Libya0.4value
143Democratic Republic of the Congo0.4value
144Uganda0.4value
145Madagascar0.3value
146North Korea0.3value
147Bangladesh0.3value
148Zimbabwe0.3value
149Equatorial Guinea0.3value
150Ecuador0.3value
151Egypt0.3value
152Philippines0.3value
153Somalia0.3value
154Paraguay0.3value
155Mauritania0.3value
156People's Republic of China0.3value
157Burundi0.3value
158Turkmenistan0.3value
159Republic of the Congo0.3value
160Nicaragua0.3value
161Pakistan0.3value
162Sudan0.3value
163Eswatini0.2value
164El Salvador0.2value
165Central African Republic0.2value
166Angola0.2value
167Cambodia0.2value
168Venezuela0.2value
169Myanmar0.2value
170Chad0.2value
171Tajikistan0.2value
172Haiti0.2value
173Yemen0.1value
174South Sudan0.1value
175Afghanistan0.0value
Showing 175 of 175 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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