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Egalitarian political institutions index in Tanzania

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

00.20.40.60.8191419692025

Source: 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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 42 Uruguay 0.773 compare
  2. 43 Moldova 0.77 compare
  3. 44 Belarus 0.766 compare
  4. 46 Mauritius 0.762 compare
  5. 47 Hong Kong 0.75 compare
  6. 47 Vanuatu 0.75 compare

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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 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 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
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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