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

The highest recorded value was 0.801 in 1971.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.281 in 1914.

How does Tanzania rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Tanzania ranks 45th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania 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 Tanzania

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

Tanzania: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.763 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.763

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

45th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.801

in 1971

All-time low

0.281

in 1914

Years of data

112

1914–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Tanzania, 1914–2025

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

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.763 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Tanzania peaked at 0.801 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.281, in 1914.

That places Tanzania 45th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Tanzania, 1914 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1914	0.281	—
1915	0.281	+0.0%
1916	0.281	+0.0%
1917	0.281	+0.0%
1918	0.292	+3.9%
1919	0.292	+0.0%
1920	0.292	+0.0%
1921	0.292	+0.0%
1922	0.292	+0.0%
1923	0.292	+0.0%
1924	0.292	+0.0%
1925	0.292	+0.0%
1926	0.292	+0.0%
1927	0.292	+0.0%
1928	0.292	+0.0%
1929	0.292	+0.0%
1930	0.292	+0.0%
1931	0.292	+0.0%
1932	0.292	+0.0%
1933	0.292	+0.0%
1934	0.292	+0.0%
1935	0.292	+0.0%
1936	0.292	+0.0%
1937	0.292	+0.0%
1938	0.292	+0.0%
1939	0.292	+0.0%
1940	0.292	+0.0%
1941	0.292	+0.0%
1942	0.292	+0.0%
1943	0.292	+0.0%
1944	0.292	+0.0%
1945	0.292	+0.0%
1946	0.292	+0.0%
1947	0.292	+0.0%
1948	0.292	+0.0%
1949	0.292	+0.0%
1950	0.292	+0.0%
1951	0.292	+0.0%
1952	0.292	+0.0%
1953	0.292	+0.0%
1954	0.292	+0.0%
1955	0.294	+0.7%
1956	0.321	+9.2%
1957	0.328	+2.2%
1958	0.342	+4.3%
1959	0.342	+0.0%
1960	0.342	+0.0%
1961	0.727	+112.6%
1962	0.74	+1.8%
1963	0.74	+0.0%
1964	0.74	+0.0%
1965	0.741	+0.1%
1966	0.745	+0.5%
1967	0.794	+6.6%
1968	0.794	+0.0%
1969	0.794	+0.0%
1970	0.797	+0.4%
1971	0.801	+0.5%
1972	0.801	+0.0%
1973	0.801	+0.0%
1974	0.801	+0.0%
1975	0.801	+0.0%
1976	0.801	+0.0%
1977	0.801	+0.0%
1978	0.801	+0.0%
1979	0.801	+0.0%
1980	0.781	-2.5%
1981	0.787	+0.8%
1982	0.787	+0.0%
1983	0.787	+0.0%
1984	0.787	+0.0%
1985	0.76	-3.4%
1986	0.726	-4.5%
1987	0.726	+0.0%
1988	0.726	+0.0%
1989	0.726	+0.0%
1990	0.719	-1.0%
1991	0.72	+0.1%
1992	0.722	+0.3%
1993	0.722	+0.0%
1994	0.722	+0.0%
1995	0.699	-3.2%
1996	0.685	-2.0%
1997	0.685	+0.0%
1998	0.685	+0.0%
1999	0.685	+0.0%
2000	0.682	-0.4%
2001	0.689	+1.0%
2002	0.689	+0.0%
2003	0.689	+0.0%
2004	0.689	+0.0%
2005	0.683	-0.9%
2006	0.683	+0.0%
2007	0.683	+0.0%
2008	0.683	+0.0%
2009	0.683	+0.0%
2010	0.685	+0.3%
2011	0.688	+0.4%
2012	0.691	+0.4%
2013	0.673	-2.6%
2014	0.677	+0.6%
2015	0.724	+6.9%
2016	0.769	+6.2%
2017	0.771	+0.3%
2018	0.743	-3.6%
2019	0.743	+0.0%
2020	0.759	+2.2%
2021	0.776	+2.2%
2022	0.781	+0.6%
2023	0.691	-11.5%
2024	0.744	+7.7%
2025	0.763	+2.6%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 0.763 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.47, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 0.763 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.492, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.2847	0.281	0.292	6
1920s	0.292	0.292	0.292	10
1930s	0.292	0.292	0.292	10
1940s	0.292	0.292	0.292	10
1950s	0.3087	0.292	0.342	10
1960s	0.7157	0.342	0.794	10
1970s	0.8006	0.797	0.801	10
1980s	0.7593	0.726	0.787	10
1990s	0.7044	0.685	0.722	10
2000s	0.6853	0.682	0.689	10
2010s	0.7164	0.673	0.771	10
2020s	0.7523	0.691	0.781	6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

42 Uruguay 0.773 compare
43 Moldova 0.77 compare
44 Belarus 0.766 compare
46 Mauritius 0.762 compare
47 Hong Kong 0.75 compare
47 Vanuatu 0.75 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Tanzania?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Tanzania was 0.763 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.801 in 1971.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.281 in 1914.
How does Tanzania rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Tanzania ranks 45th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.