India vs United States of America: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
India
0.521
in 2025
United States of America
0.591
in 2025
India rank
107th
United States of America rank
106th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- India
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.591 against 0.521 in India, a difference of 0.07.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.
India ranks 107th and United States of America ranks 106th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, India averaged higher in 21 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1790s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1800s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1810s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1820s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1830s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1840s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1850s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1860s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1870s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1880s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1890s | 0.136 | -0.341 | 0.477 | India |
| 1900s | 0.153 | -0.341 | 0.494 | India |
| 1910s | 0.306 | -0.341 | 0.647 | India |
| 1920s | 0.306 | -0.336 | 0.642 | India |
| 1930s | 0.5177 | -0.3297 | 0.8474 | India |
| 1940s | 0.7554 | -0.327 | 1.08 | India |
| 1950s | 1.22 | -0.327 | 1.55 | India |
| 1960s | 1.22 | 0.0394 | 1.18 | India |
| 1970s | 1.34 | 1.15 | 0.1903 | India |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 1.15 | 0.1891 | India |
| 1990s | 1.61 | 1.71 | 0.1028 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.57 | 0.548 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.4665 | 1.58 | 1.11 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.2998 | 1.34 | 1.04 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, India or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.591 against 0.521 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between India and United States of America?
- 0.07, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do India and United States of America rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- India ranks 107th and United States of America ranks 106th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.