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Egalitarian political institutions index in India

India: Egalitarian political institutions index was 0.408 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.408
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
134th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.629
in 1995
All-time low
0.241
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Egalitarian political institutions index in India, 1900–2025

00.20.40.6190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

India recorded 0.408 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in India peaked at 0.629 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.241, in 1900.

India ranks 134th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian political institutions index in India, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.241 —
1901 0.241 +0.0%
1902 0.241 +0.0%
1903 0.241 +0.0%
1904 0.241 +0.0%
1905 0.241 +0.0%
1906 0.241 +0.0%
1907 0.241 +0.0%
1908 0.241 +0.0%
1909 0.25 +3.7%
1910 0.25 +0.0%
1911 0.25 +0.0%
1912 0.25 +0.0%
1913 0.25 +0.0%
1914 0.25 +0.0%
1915 0.25 +0.0%
1916 0.25 +0.0%
1917 0.25 +0.0%
1918 0.25 +0.0%
1919 0.25 +0.0%
1920 0.26 +4.0%
1921 0.26 +0.0%
1922 0.26 +0.0%
1923 0.26 +0.0%
1924 0.26 +0.0%
1925 0.26 +0.0%
1926 0.26 +0.0%
1927 0.26 +0.0%
1928 0.26 +0.0%
1929 0.26 +0.0%
1930 0.26 +0.0%
1931 0.26 +0.0%
1932 0.26 +0.0%
1933 0.279 +7.3%
1934 0.279 +0.0%
1935 0.28 +0.4%
1936 0.283 +1.1%
1937 0.283 +0.0%
1938 0.283 +0.0%
1939 0.283 +0.0%
1940 0.283 +0.0%
1941 0.283 +0.0%
1942 0.283 +0.0%
1943 0.283 +0.0%
1944 0.283 +0.0%
1945 0.283 +0.0%
1946 0.283 +0.0%
1947 0.296 +4.6%
1948 0.545 +84.1%
1949 0.54 -0.9%
1950 0.54 +0.0%
1951 0.543 +0.6%
1952 0.543 +0.0%
1953 0.543 +0.0%
1954 0.543 +0.0%
1955 0.55 +1.3%
1956 0.55 +0.0%
1957 0.55 +0.0%
1958 0.55 +0.0%
1959 0.55 +0.0%
1960 0.55 +0.0%
1961 0.55 +0.0%
1962 0.55 +0.0%
1963 0.55 +0.0%
1964 0.55 +0.0%
1965 0.55 +0.0%
1966 0.55 +0.0%
1967 0.55 +0.0%
1968 0.552 +0.4%
1969 0.552 +0.0%
1970 0.567 +2.7%
1971 0.567 +0.0%
1972 0.574 +1.2%
1973 0.574 +0.0%
1974 0.592 +3.1%
1975 0.589 -0.5%
1976 0.589 +0.0%
1977 0.577 -2.0%
1978 0.593 +2.8%
1979 0.593 +0.0%
1980 0.6 +1.2%
1981 0.6 +0.0%
1982 0.6 +0.0%
1983 0.6 +0.0%
1984 0.6 +0.0%
1985 0.598 -0.3%
1986 0.606 +1.3%
1987 0.606 +0.0%
1988 0.606 +0.0%
1989 0.609 +0.5%
1990 0.613 +0.7%
1991 0.613 +0.0%
1992 0.615 +0.3%
1993 0.628 +2.1%
1994 0.628 +0.0%
1995 0.629 +0.2%
1996 0.613 -2.5%
1997 0.613 +0.0%
1998 0.613 +0.0%
1999 0.613 +0.0%
2000 0.613 +0.0%
2001 0.596 -2.8%
2002 0.596 +0.0%
2003 0.596 +0.0%
2004 0.596 +0.0%
2005 0.592 -0.7%
2006 0.587 -0.8%
2007 0.587 +0.0%
2008 0.587 +0.0%
2009 0.582 -0.9%
2010 0.576 -1.0%
2011 0.574 -0.3%
2012 0.558 -2.8%
2013 0.562 +0.7%
2014 0.538 -4.3%
2015 0.511 -5.0%
2016 0.518 +1.4%
2017 0.507 -2.1%
2018 0.486 -4.1%
2019 0.413 -15.0%
2020 0.456 +10.4%
2021 0.481 +5.5%
2022 0.457 -5.0%
2023 0.428 -6.3%
2024 0.406 -5.1%
2025 0.408 +0.5%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.408 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.47, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.408 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5965, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.2419 0.241 0.25 10
1910s 0.25 0.25 0.25 10
1920s 0.26 0.26 0.26 10
1930s 0.275 0.26 0.283 10
1940s 0.3362 0.283 0.545 10
1950s 0.5462 0.54 0.55 10
1960s 0.5504 0.55 0.552 10
1970s 0.5815 0.567 0.593 10
1980s 0.6025 0.598 0.609 10
1990s 0.6178 0.613 0.629 10
2000s 0.5932 0.582 0.613 10
2010s 0.5243 0.413 0.576 10
2020s 0.4393 0.406 0.481 6

Countries ranked near India

  1. 132 Ethiopia 0.426 compare
  2. 133 Russia 0.409 compare
  3. 134 Eritrea 0.408 compare
  4. 134 Iraq 0.408 compare
  5. 137 Honduras 0.401 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in India?
Egalitarian political institutions index in India was 0.408 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.629 in 1995.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.241 in 1900.
How does India rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
India ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from 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
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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