Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Myanmar, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.2 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Myanmar peaked at 0.476 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.191, in 1964.
That places Myanmar 169th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.289 | — |
| 1901 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.308 | +6.6% |
| 1923 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.307 | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.308 | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.264 | -14.3% |
| 1942 | 0.311 | +17.8% |
| 1943 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.311 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.328 | +5.5% |
| 1946 | 0.345 | +5.2% |
| 1947 | 0.373 | +8.1% |
| 1948 | 0.401 | +7.5% |
| 1949 | 0.405 | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.383 | -5.4% |
| 1959 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.27 | -29.5% |
| 1963 | 0.22 | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 0.191 | -13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.241 | +26.2% |
| 1989 | 0.243 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.249 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.35 | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 0.389 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.406 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.372 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.37 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.42 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.404 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.456 | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.474 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.476 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.465 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.211 | -54.6% |
| 2022 | 0.205 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.199 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.201 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2 | -0.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.47, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.572, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.289 | 0.289 | 0.289 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.289 | 0.289 | 0.289 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3042 | 0.289 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3079 | 0.307 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3357 | 0.264 | 0.405 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4006 | 0.383 | 0.405 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2402 | 0.191 | 0.383 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2012 | 0.191 | 0.243 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.249 | 0.249 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.249 | 0.249 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4117 | 0.35 | 0.476 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2468 | 0.199 | 0.465 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Myanmar?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Myanmar was 0.2 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.476 in 2019.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.191 in 1964.
- How does Myanmar rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Myanmar ranks 169th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.