Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Turkey
Turkey: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.536 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.536
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
107th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.705
in 2004
All-time low
0.213
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Turkey, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Turkey stood at 0.536.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Turkey peaked at 0.705 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.213, in 1900.
Turkey ranks 107th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.213 | — |
| 1901 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.227 | +6.6% |
| 1909 | 0.243 | +7.0% |
| 1910 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.245 | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.241 | -1.6% |
| 1914 | 0.221 | -8.3% |
| 1915 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.253 | +14.5% |
| 1920 | 0.268 | +5.9% |
| 1921 | 0.284 | +6.0% |
| 1922 | 0.278 | -2.1% |
| 1923 | 0.428 | +54.0% |
| 1924 | 0.461 | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 0.464 | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.466 | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.469 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.478 | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.491 | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 0.528 | +7.5% |
| 1935 | 0.53 | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.529 | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.459 | -13.2% |
| 1951 | 0.464 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.459 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.472 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.46 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.6 | +30.4% |
| 1961 | 0.597 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.591 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.563 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.563 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.531 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.524 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.505 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.51 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.518 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.535 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.543 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.539 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.532 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.565 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.568 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.603 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.61 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.624 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.688 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.705 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.673 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.675 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.68 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.674 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.666 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.682 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.698 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.693 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.66 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.645 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.654 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.588 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.597 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.592 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.572 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.574 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.566 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.525 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.496 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.525 | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 0.536 | +2.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.536 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.536 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | +54.0% | 0.278 | 0.428 |
| 1960 | +30.4% | 0.46 | 0.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2174 | 0.213 | 0.243 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.233 | 0.221 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4053 | 0.268 | 0.469 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5103 | 0.478 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5291 | 0.529 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4626 | 0.459 | 0.472 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5973 | 0.597 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5714 | 0.563 | 0.591 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5142 | 0.505 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5443 | 0.532 | 0.568 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6598 | 0.603 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6381 | 0.572 | 0.698 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.537 | 0.496 | 0.574 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Turkey?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Turkey was 0.536 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.705 in 2004.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1900.
- How does Turkey rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Turkey ranks 107th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.