Madagascar vs United States of America: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Madagascar
0.663
in 2025
United States of America
0.591
in 2025
Madagascar rank
103rd
United States of America rank
106th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Madagascar
- United States of America
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.663 against 0.591 in United States of America, a difference of 0.072.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was United States of America ahead.
Madagascar ranks 103rd and United States of America ranks 106th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1820s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1830s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1840s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1850s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1860s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1870s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1880s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1890s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1900s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1910s | -1.14 | -0.341 | 0.803 | United States of America |
| 1920s | -1.14 | -0.336 | 0.808 | United States of America |
| 1930s | -1.14 | -0.3297 | 0.8143 | United States of America |
| 1940s | -1.14 | -0.327 | 0.817 | United States of America |
| 1950s | -1.14 | -0.327 | 0.817 | United States of America |
| 1960s | 0.296 | 0.0394 | 0.2566 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.496 | 1.15 | 0.656 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.295 | 1.15 | 0.857 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.7801 | 1.71 | 0.9347 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.6302 | 1.57 | 0.9412 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.5282 | 1.58 | 1.05 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.578 | 1.34 | 0.7587 | 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, Madagascar or United States of America?
- Madagascar, at 0.663 against 0.591 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Madagascar and United States of America?
- 0.072, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and United States of America?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and United States of America rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Madagascar ranks 103rd 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.