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

The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2000.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.522 in 1902.

How does Netherlands rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Netherlands ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Netherlands 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 Netherlands

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

Netherlands: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.893 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.893

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

14th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.93

in 2000

All-time low

0.522

in 1902

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Netherlands, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Netherlands is 0.893, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Netherlands peaked at 0.93 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.522, in 1902.

Netherlands ranks 14th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Netherlands, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.523	—
1901	0.523	+0.0%
1902	0.522	-0.2%
1903	0.522	+0.0%
1904	0.522	+0.0%
1905	0.522	+0.0%
1906	0.522	+0.0%
1907	0.522	+0.0%
1908	0.522	+0.0%
1909	0.522	+0.0%
1910	0.522	+0.0%
1911	0.522	+0.0%
1912	0.522	+0.0%
1913	0.531	+1.7%
1914	0.531	+0.0%
1915	0.533	+0.4%
1916	0.533	+0.0%
1917	0.567	+6.4%
1918	0.583	+2.8%
1919	0.629	+7.9%
1920	0.629	+0.0%
1921	0.644	+2.4%
1922	0.644	+0.0%
1923	0.644	+0.0%
1924	0.644	+0.0%
1925	0.644	+0.0%
1926	0.644	+0.0%
1927	0.644	+0.0%
1928	0.644	+0.0%
1929	0.644	+0.0%
1930	0.652	+1.2%
1931	0.652	+0.0%
1932	0.652	+0.0%
1933	0.652	+0.0%
1934	0.652	+0.0%
1935	0.652	+0.0%
1936	0.652	+0.0%
1937	0.657	+0.8%
1938	0.657	+0.0%
1939	0.657	+0.0%
1940	0.751	+14.3%
1941	0.751	+0.0%
1942	0.759	+1.1%
1943	0.754	-0.7%
1944	0.754	+0.0%
1945	0.757	+0.4%
1946	0.851	+12.4%
1947	0.851	+0.0%
1948	0.851	+0.0%
1949	0.851	+0.0%
1950	0.851	+0.0%
1951	0.851	+0.0%
1952	0.851	+0.0%
1953	0.851	+0.0%
1954	0.851	+0.0%
1955	0.851	+0.0%
1956	0.857	+0.7%
1957	0.859	+0.2%
1958	0.859	+0.0%
1959	0.859	+0.0%
1960	0.868	+1.0%
1961	0.879	+1.3%
1962	0.879	+0.0%
1963	0.879	+0.0%
1964	0.879	+0.0%
1965	0.879	+0.0%
1966	0.879	+0.0%
1967	0.886	+0.8%
1968	0.893	+0.8%
1969	0.906	+1.5%
1970	0.906	+0.0%
1971	0.906	+0.0%
1972	0.912	+0.7%
1973	0.905	-0.8%
1974	0.907	+0.2%
1975	0.907	+0.0%
1976	0.907	+0.0%
1977	0.907	+0.0%
1978	0.91	+0.3%
1979	0.907	-0.3%
1980	0.909	+0.2%
1981	0.909	+0.0%
1982	0.909	+0.0%
1983	0.912	+0.3%
1984	0.912	+0.0%
1985	0.909	-0.3%
1986	0.909	+0.0%
1987	0.909	+0.0%
1988	0.909	+0.0%
1989	0.909	+0.0%
1990	0.909	+0.0%
1991	0.909	+0.0%
1992	0.909	+0.0%
1993	0.916	+0.8%
1994	0.923	+0.8%
1995	0.922	-0.1%
1996	0.922	+0.0%
1997	0.922	+0.0%
1998	0.922	+0.0%
1999	0.922	+0.0%
2000	0.93	+0.9%
2001	0.93	+0.0%
2002	0.93	+0.0%
2003	0.924	-0.6%
2004	0.924	+0.0%
2005	0.924	+0.0%
2006	0.93	+0.6%
2007	0.93	+0.0%
2008	0.929	-0.1%
2009	0.929	+0.0%
2010	0.928	-0.1%
2011	0.928	+0.0%
2012	0.928	+0.0%
2013	0.925	-0.3%
2014	0.925	+0.0%
2015	0.919	-0.6%
2016	0.919	+0.0%
2017	0.93	+1.2%
2018	0.919	-1.2%
2019	0.9	-2.1%
2020	0.898	-0.2%
2021	0.91	+1.3%
2022	0.897	-1.4%
2023	0.89	-0.8%
2024	0.89	+0.0%
2025	0.893	+0.3%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

Netherlands's 0.893 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Netherlands's 0.893 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.5222	0.522	0.523	10
1910s	0.5473	0.522	0.629	10
1920s	0.6425	0.629	0.644	10
1930s	0.6535	0.652	0.657	10
1940s	0.793	0.751	0.851	10
1950s	0.854	0.851	0.859	10
1960s	0.8827	0.868	0.906	10
1970s	0.9074	0.905	0.912	10
1980s	0.9096	0.909	0.912	10
1990s	0.9176	0.909	0.923	10
2000s	0.928	0.924	0.93	10
2010s	0.9221	0.9	0.93	10
2020s	0.8963	0.89	0.91	6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

11 Sweden 0.903 compare
12 Malta 0.899 compare
13 Cyprus 0.898 compare
15 Italy 0.889 compare
16 Poland 0.885 compare
17 Costa Rica 0.883 compare
17 Slovenia 0.883 compare
17 Taiwan 0.883 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Netherlands?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Netherlands was 0.893 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2000.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.522 in 1902.
How does Netherlands rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Netherlands ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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