Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Argentina
Argentina: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.69
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
66th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.803
in 1989
All-time low
0.342
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Argentina, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Argentina stood at 0.69.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Argentina peaked at 0.803 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.342, in 1900.
Argentina ranks 66th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.342 | — |
| 1901 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.352 | +2.9% |
| 1906 | 0.357 | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.349 | -2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.353 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.358 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.382 | +6.7% |
| 1917 | 0.474 | +24.1% |
| 1918 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.482 | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.484 | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.469 | -3.1% |
| 1931 | 0.419 | -10.7% |
| 1932 | 0.414 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.441 | +6.5% |
| 1934 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.444 | +0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.464 | +4.5% |
| 1944 | 0.484 | +4.3% |
| 1945 | 0.516 | +6.6% |
| 1946 | 0.705 | +36.6% |
| 1947 | 0.752 | +6.7% |
| 1948 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.742 | -1.3% |
| 1951 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.647 | -12.8% |
| 1955 | 0.61 | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 0.508 | -16.7% |
| 1957 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.625 | +23.0% |
| 1959 | 0.703 | +12.5% |
| 1960 | 0.703 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.703 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.681 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.701 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.717 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.717 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.555 | -22.6% |
| 1967 | 0.453 | -18.4% |
| 1968 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.476 | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.554 | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 0.649 | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 0.626 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.44 | -29.7% |
| 1977 | 0.426 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.425 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.42 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.495 | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.801 | +61.8% |
| 1985 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.803 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.747 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.761 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.773 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.764 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.755 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.762 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.764 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.766 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.772 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.773 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.779 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.778 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.768 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.766 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.771 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.743 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.763 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.756 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.753 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.757 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.762 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.728 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.69 | -5.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.69 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.554, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +61.8% | 0.495 | 0.801 |
| 1946 | +36.6% | 0.516 | 0.705 |
| 1976 | -29.7% | 0.626 | 0.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3482 | 0.342 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3927 | 0.353 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4836 | 0.482 | 0.484 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4389 | 0.414 | 0.469 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5757 | 0.444 | 0.752 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6569 | 0.508 | 0.742 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6136 | 0.453 | 0.717 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4975 | 0.426 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6568 | 0.42 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7617 | 0.747 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7652 | 0.755 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7678 | 0.743 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.741 | 0.69 | 0.762 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Argentina?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Argentina was 0.69 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.803 in 1989.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.342 in 1900.
- How does Argentina rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Argentina ranks 66th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.