Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Hungary
Hungary: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.617 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.617
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
82nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.861
in 1990
All-time low
0.358
in 1918
Years of data
108
1918–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Hungary, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Hungary stood at 0.617.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Hungary peaked at 0.861 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.358, in 1918.
Hungary ranks 82nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.358 | — |
| 1919 | 0.532 | +48.6% |
| 1920 | 0.416 | -21.8% |
| 1921 | 0.413 | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.427 | +3.4% |
| 1927 | 0.44 | +3.0% |
| 1928 | 0.439 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.443 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 0.429 | -3.2% |
| 1932 | 0.433 | +0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.441 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.445 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.438 | -1.6% |
| 1938 | 0.412 | -5.9% |
| 1939 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.406 | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.419 | +3.2% |
| 1942 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.415 | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.393 | -5.3% |
| 1945 | 0.592 | +50.6% |
| 1946 | 0.688 | +16.2% |
| 1947 | 0.695 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 0.686 | -1.3% |
| 1949 | 0.781 | +13.8% |
| 1950 | 0.82 | +5.0% |
| 1951 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.837 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.846 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.826 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.826 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.83 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.827 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.826 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.826 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.825 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.824 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.834 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.82 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.826 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.826 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.822 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.825 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.846 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.861 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.858 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.843 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.841 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.844 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.837 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.818 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.824 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.82 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.802 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.799 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.803 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.801 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.775 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.773 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.738 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.724 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.733 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.656 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.652 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.639 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.642 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.635 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.631 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.626 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.617 | -1.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.617 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.617 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Hungary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +50.6% | 0.393 | 0.592 |
| 1919 | +48.6% | 0.358 | 0.532 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.445 | 0.358 | 0.532 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4226 | 0.413 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4319 | 0.412 | 0.445 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5494 | 0.393 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8217 | 0.82 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8302 | 0.824 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8265 | 0.82 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8448 | 0.818 | 0.861 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8119 | 0.799 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7284 | 0.652 | 0.775 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6317 | 0.617 | 0.642 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Hungary?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Hungary was 0.617 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.861 in 1990.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.358 in 1918.
- How does Hungary rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Hungary ranks 82nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.