Indonesia vs United States of America: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Indonesia
0.463
in 2025
United States of America
0.591
in 2025
Indonesia rank
108th
United States of America rank
106th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Indonesia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.591 against 0.463 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.128.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was United States of America ahead.
Indonesia ranks 108th and United States of America ranks 106th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1810s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1820s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1830s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1840s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1850s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1860s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1870s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1880s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1890s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1900s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1910s | -2.06 | -0.341 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1920s | -2.06 | -0.336 | 1.72 | United States of America |
| 1930s | -2.06 | -0.3297 | 1.73 | United States of America |
| 1940s | -0.7651 | -0.327 | 0.4381 | United States of America |
| 1950s | 1.11 | -0.327 | 1.43 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.6512 | 0.0394 | 0.6118 | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.206 | 1.15 | 0.946 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.206 | 1.15 | 0.946 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.3996 | 1.71 | 1.32 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.57 | 0.4594 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.9436 | 1.58 | 0.6324 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.8797 | 1.34 | 0.457 | 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, Indonesia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.591 against 0.463 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Indonesia and United States of America?
- 0.128, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Indonesia ranks 108th 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.