Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Argentina or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.518 against 0.5 in Argentina as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Argentina and South Africa?

0.018, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs South Africa: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Argentina

0.5

in 2025

South Africa

0.518

in 2025

Argentina rank

51st

South Africa rank

49th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Argentina
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.518 against 0.5 in Argentina, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1628	0.031	0.1318	Argentina
1910s	0.2149	0.0423	0.1726	Argentina
1920s	0.2761	0.0438	0.2323	Argentina
1930s	0.1683	0.0487	0.1196	Argentina
1940s	0.2186	0.0469	0.1717	Argentina
1950s	0.2641	0.0376	0.2265	Argentina
1960s	0.2638	0.0327	0.2311	Argentina
1970s	0.1908	0.0322	0.1586	Argentina
1980s	0.4603	0.0355	0.4248	Argentina
1990s	0.6548	0.2735	0.3813	Argentina
2000s	0.6279	0.5168	0.1111	Argentina
2010s	0.6019	0.5155	0.0864	Argentina
2020s	0.6008	0.5068	0.094	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Argentina or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.518 against 0.5 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Argentina and South Africa?: 0.018, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Argentina ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 49th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.