What is egalitarian political institutions index in Canada?

Egalitarian political institutions index in Canada was 0.697 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 0.845 in 1998.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 0.436 in 1900.

How does Canada rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Canada ranks 62nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada 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.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Canada

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Canada
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.697 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.697

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

62nd

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.845

in 1998

All-time low

0.436

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Canada, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Canada is 0.697, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Canada peaked at 0.845 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.436, in 1900.

Canada ranks 62nd 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 Canada, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Canada, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.436	—
1901	0.436	+0.0%
1902	0.436	+0.0%
1903	0.436	+0.0%
1904	0.436	+0.0%
1905	0.436	+0.0%
1906	0.436	+0.0%
1907	0.436	+0.0%
1908	0.436	+0.0%
1909	0.436	+0.0%
1910	0.436	+0.0%
1911	0.436	+0.0%
1912	0.436	+0.0%
1913	0.436	+0.0%
1914	0.436	+0.0%
1915	0.436	+0.0%
1916	0.436	+0.0%
1917	0.474	+8.7%
1918	0.474	+0.0%
1919	0.539	+13.7%
1920	0.538	-0.2%
1921	0.538	+0.0%
1922	0.512	-4.8%
1923	0.512	+0.0%
1924	0.534	+4.3%
1925	0.534	+0.0%
1926	0.537	+0.6%
1927	0.551	+2.6%
1928	0.551	+0.0%
1929	0.551	+0.0%
1930	0.551	+0.0%
1931	0.556	+0.9%
1932	0.556	+0.0%
1933	0.556	+0.0%
1934	0.566	+1.8%
1935	0.566	+0.0%
1936	0.572	+1.1%
1937	0.572	+0.0%
1938	0.572	+0.0%
1939	0.579	+1.2%
1940	0.595	+2.8%
1941	0.636	+6.9%
1942	0.636	+0.0%
1943	0.643	+1.1%
1944	0.643	+0.0%
1945	0.643	+0.0%
1946	0.652	+1.4%
1947	0.656	+0.6%
1948	0.656	+0.0%
1949	0.656	+0.0%
1950	0.656	+0.0%
1951	0.683	+4.1%
1952	0.683	+0.0%
1953	0.683	+0.0%
1954	0.683	+0.0%
1955	0.683	+0.0%
1956	0.683	+0.0%
1957	0.664	-2.8%
1958	0.689	+3.8%
1959	0.689	+0.0%
1960	0.707	+2.6%
1961	0.731	+3.4%
1962	0.738	+1.0%
1963	0.751	+1.8%
1964	0.751	+0.0%
1965	0.757	+0.8%
1966	0.802	+5.9%
1967	0.816	+1.7%
1968	0.815	-0.1%
1969	0.815	+0.0%
1970	0.822	+0.9%
1971	0.822	+0.0%
1972	0.822	+0.0%
1973	0.822	+0.0%
1974	0.822	+0.0%
1975	0.815	-0.9%
1976	0.815	+0.0%
1977	0.804	-1.3%
1978	0.804	+0.0%
1979	0.804	+0.0%
1980	0.819	+1.9%
1981	0.819	+0.0%
1982	0.833	+1.7%
1983	0.837	+0.5%
1984	0.839	+0.2%
1985	0.843	+0.5%
1986	0.841	-0.2%
1987	0.841	+0.0%
1988	0.841	+0.0%
1989	0.841	+0.0%
1990	0.841	+0.0%
1991	0.841	+0.0%
1992	0.842	+0.1%
1993	0.842	+0.0%
1994	0.844	+0.2%
1995	0.844	+0.0%
1996	0.844	+0.0%
1997	0.842	-0.2%
1998	0.845	+0.4%
1999	0.845	+0.0%
2000	0.845	+0.0%
2001	0.845	+0.0%
2002	0.845	+0.0%
2003	0.845	+0.0%
2004	0.845	+0.0%
2005	0.841	-0.5%
2006	0.841	+0.0%
2007	0.839	-0.2%
2008	0.839	+0.0%
2009	0.839	+0.0%
2010	0.834	-0.6%
2011	0.824	-1.2%
2012	0.824	+0.0%
2013	0.816	-1.0%
2014	0.816	+0.0%
2015	0.81	-0.7%
2016	0.822	+1.5%
2017	0.838	+1.9%
2018	0.843	+0.6%
2019	0.83	-1.5%
2020	0.838	+1.0%
2021	0.833	-0.6%
2022	0.717	-13.9%
2023	0.703	-2.0%
2024	0.703	+0.0%
2025	0.697	-0.9%

Canada compared with similar countries

Canada's 0.697 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.436	0.436	0.436	10
1910s	0.4539	0.436	0.539	10
1920s	0.5358	0.512	0.551	10
1930s	0.5646	0.551	0.579	10
1940s	0.6416	0.595	0.656	10
1950s	0.6796	0.656	0.689	10
1960s	0.7683	0.707	0.816	10
1970s	0.8152	0.804	0.822	10
1980s	0.8354	0.819	0.843	10
1990s	0.843	0.841	0.845	10
2000s	0.8424	0.839	0.845	10
2010s	0.8257	0.81	0.843	10
2020s	0.7485	0.697	0.838	6

Countries ranked near Canada

59 Bulgaria 0.712 compare
60 Malaysia 0.706 compare
61 Portugal 0.704 compare
62 Guyana 0.697 compare
64 Georgia 0.693 compare
65 Senegal 0.691 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Canada?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Canada was 0.697 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.845 in 1998.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.436 in 1900.
How does Canada rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Canada ranks 62nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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