Data for 2012

Egalitarian Democracy Index, 2012

2012, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Egalitarian Democracy Index, 2012 covers 176 countries. Denmark is highest, at 0.884; Somalia is lowest, at 0.057. The middle country reads 0.334. Against 2011, 145 values changed (69 up, 76 down), the same countries are covered.

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Egalitarian Democracy Index · Data for 2012

HighestDenmark

0.884

LowestSomalia

0.057

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

176countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
155distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Egalitarian Democracy Index, 2012, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Egalitarian Democracy Index, 2012: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
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1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.884
2	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.873
3	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.862
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.841
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.839
6	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.838
7	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.826
=8	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.822
=8	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.822
10	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.817
11	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.812
12	UruguayURYSouth America	0.811
13	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.808
14	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.803
=15	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.801
=15	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.801
17	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.799
=18	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.797
=18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.797
20	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.790
21	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.789
22	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.788
=23	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.774
=23	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.774
25	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.769
26	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.763
27	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.745
28	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.743
29	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.726
30	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.725
31	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.714
32	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.711
33	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.697
34	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.688
35	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.686
36	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.684
37	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.674
38	ChileCHLSouth America	0.669
39	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.656
40	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.648
41	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.632
42	BrazilBRASouth America	0.629
43	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.626
44	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.618
45	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.615
46	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.612
47	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.606
48	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.595
49	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.590
50	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.566
51	SurinameSURSouth America	0.559
52	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.539
53	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.537
54	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.533
55	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.522
56	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.519
=57	PeruPERSouth America	0.514
=57	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.514
59	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.501
60	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.483
61	PanamaPANCentral America	0.481
62	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.478
63	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.470
64	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.461
65	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.457
66	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.456
67	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.453
68	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.443
69	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.431
70	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.421
71	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.417
72	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.411
73	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.409
74	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.408
75	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.407
76	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.405
=77	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.398
=77	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.398
=77	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.398
80	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.391
81	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.386
82	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.385
83	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.377
84	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.368
85	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.354
86	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.350
87	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.337
88	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.336
89	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.331
=90	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.328
=90	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.328
92	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.327
=93	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.320
=93	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.320
95	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.316
96	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.312
97	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.310
98	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.302
99	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.300
=100	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.294
=100	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.294
102	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.293
103	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.289
=104	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.288
=104	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.288
106	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.287
107	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.283
=108	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.279
=108	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.279
110	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.278
111	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.270
112	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.268
113	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.266
114	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.264
115	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.260
116	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.259
117	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.258
=118	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.242
=118	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.242
120	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.240
121	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.233
122	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.229
123	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.216
124	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.214
125	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.213
126	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.208
127	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.206
128	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.200
129	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.199
130	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.195
131	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.193
132	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.191
=133	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.190
=133	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.190
135	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.189
=136	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.182
=136	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.182
138	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.180
139	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.177
140	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.176
141	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.175
142	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.174
=143	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.171
=143	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.171
145	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.168
146	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.167
=147	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.161
=147	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.161
149	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.150
150	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.146
151	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.142
=152	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.141
=152	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.141
154	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.137
=155	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.130
=155	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.130
157	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.129
158	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.126
159	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.124
160	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.117
161	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.114
162	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.113
=163	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.105
=163	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.105
165	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.104
166	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.101
167	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.098
=168	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.095
=168	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.095
170	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.094
171	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.088
172	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.086
173	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.081
174	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.064
175	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.058
176	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.057

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Denmark0.884
2Sweden0.873
3Norway0.862
4Belgium0.841
5Switzerland0.839

Lowest

176Somalia0.057
175South Sudan0.058
174Sudan0.064
173Syria0.081
172Eswatini0.086

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.334. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 176 in both
69 · 76rose · fell
31unchanged

Rose most

Tunisia0.309 → 0.626+0.317
Libya0.166 → 0.259+0.093
Niger0.393 → 0.443+0.050
Myanmar0.138 → 0.171+0.033
Egypt0.099 → 0.130+0.031

Fell most

Mali0.410 → 0.270−0.140
Nepal0.402 → 0.310−0.092
Guinea-Bissau0.242 → 0.190−0.052
Maldives0.444 → 0.407−0.037
Paraguay0.296 → 0.260−0.036

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2012.
155 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.398. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
V-Dem Institute publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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