Egalitarian Political Institutions Index by country
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.
Countries reporting
172
Highest
0.971
Denmark
Lowest
0.048
Afghanistan
Median
0.5785
Years covered
126
1900–2025
Data points
20,802
What the numbers show
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 0.971 in Denmark; the lowest is 0.048 in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5785, and the mean is 0.581.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 113.9%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 89.0%).
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0.971 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 0.963 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 0.944 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 0.943 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 0.939 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 0.929 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 0.916 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 0.915 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 0.914 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 0.903 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 13 | Cyprus | 0.898 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0.893 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 0.889 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 0.885 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 0.883 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 0.883 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 17 | Taiwan | 0.883 | 2025 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 0.878 | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.873 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 0.872 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 0.872 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | 0.859 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 0.853 | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 0.85 | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 28 | Barbados | 0.848 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.839 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 0.835 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 31 | Seychelles | 0.833 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 32 | France | 0.813 | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 0.811 | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 34 | Bhutan | 0.807 | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 34 | Jamaica | 0.807 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 36 | Singapore | 0.794 | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Armenia | 0.784 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 0.778 | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 0.778 | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 38 | Montenegro | 0.778 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 0.775 | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 42 | Uruguay | 0.773 | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 43 | Moldova | 0.77 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 44 | Belarus | 0.766 | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 45 | Tanzania | 0.763 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 46 | Mauritius | 0.762 | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 0.75 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 0.75 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 0.748 | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 50 | Benin | 0.743 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 51 | Suriname | 0.74 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 52 | Cuba | 0.737 | 2025 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 0.734 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 0.732 | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 0.727 | 2025 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Cape Verde | 0.72 | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Lesotho | 0.715 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 0.714 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 0.712 | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 0.706 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 61 | Portugal | 0.704 | 2025 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Canada | 0.697 | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 62 | Guyana | 0.697 | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Georgia | 0.693 | 2025 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 65 | Senegal | 0.691 | 2025 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 0.69 | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 67 | Botswana | 0.688 | 2025 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Fiji | 0.68 | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 69 | Ukraine | 0.675 | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.67 | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia | 0.667 | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 72 | Albania | 0.666 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.665 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.665 | 2025 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 0.664 | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 76 | South Africa | 0.652 | 2025 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 0.647 | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Ghana | 0.644 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 79 | Gabon | 0.639 | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Brazil | 0.637 | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Niger | 0.637 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 0.617 | 2025 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 83 | Maldives | 0.613 | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 0.606 | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 85 | Bolivia | 0.595 | 2025 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.593 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 0.589 | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 88 | Liberia | 0.586 | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Nepal | 0.58 | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 90 | East Timor | 0.577 | 2025 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Comoros | 0.576 | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 92 | United States | 0.574 | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 93 | Algeria | 0.568 | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 0.567 | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 0.565 | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 96 | Mali | 0.562 | 2025 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Oman | 0.562 | 2025 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Morocco | 0.561 | 2025 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Jordan | 0.56 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 100 | Togo | 0.559 | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 101 | Nigeria | 0.555 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 102 | Kenya | 0.554 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 102 | Panama | 0.554 | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 104 | Vietnam | 0.55 | 2025 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 0.54 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 106 | Djibouti | 0.539 | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkey | 0.536 | 2025 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 108 | Colombia | 0.525 | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Rwanda | 0.514 | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Lebanon | 0.505 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 111 | Peru | 0.502 | 2025 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Iran | 0.497 | 2025 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.492 | 2025 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Malawi | 0.492 | 2025 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Mozambique | 0.487 | 2025 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Thailand | 0.487 | 2025 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Cameroon | 0.478 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 118 | Mexico | 0.472 | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.468 | 2025 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Guinea | 0.462 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 0.456 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 122 | Namibia | 0.455 | 2025 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Indonesia | 0.45 | 2025 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 0.45 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 125 | United Arab Emirates | 0.444 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 125 | Zambia | 0.444 | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 0.442 | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 128 | Guatemala | 0.435 | 2025 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Syria | 0.432 | 2025 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 130 | Bahrain | 0.429 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 0.429 | 2025 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Ethiopia | 0.426 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Russia | 0.409 | 2025 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 134 | Eritrea | 0.408 | 2025 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 134 | India | 0.408 | 2025 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 134 | Iraq | 0.408 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 137 | Honduras | 0.401 | 2025 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Qatar | 0.394 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 139 | Palestine | 0.388 | 1948 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | 0.386 | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 141 | Laos | 0.38 | 2025 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | 0.365 | 2025 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.357 | 2025 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Uganda | 0.356 | 2025 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.34 | 2025 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 146 | North Korea | 0.339 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 0.334 | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 0.331 | 2025 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.329 | 2025 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Ecuador | 0.327 | 2025 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Egypt | 0.309 | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 152 | Philippines | 0.308 | 2025 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 153 | Somalia | 0.303 | 2025 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Paraguay | 0.294 | 2025 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritania | 0.292 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 156 | China | 0.287 | 2025 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 157 | Burundi | 0.277 | 2025 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 0.273 | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 159 | Congo | 0.264 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 160 | Nicaragua | 0.262 | 2025 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Pakistan | 0.261 | 2025 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 162 | Sudan | 0.251 | 2025 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 163 | Eswatini | 0.249 | 2025 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 164 | El Salvador | 0.246 | 2025 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 0.241 | 2025 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Angola | 0.237 | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Cambodia | 0.235 | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Venezuela | 0.225 | 2025 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Myanmar | 0.2 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 170 | Chad | 0.185 | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 0.168 | 2025 | down 30.9% | flat |
| 172 | Haiti | 0.166 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 173 | Yemen | 0.086 | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 174 | South Sudan | 0.08 | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 0.048 | 2025 | down 89.0% | rising |
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.