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

Croatia, at 0.543 against 0.518 in South Africa as of 2025.

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

85 years are reported by both, from 1941 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.

Croatia vs South Africa: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Croatia

0.543

in 2025

South Africa

0.518

in 2025

Croatia rank

47th

South Africa rank

49th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Croatia
South Africa

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.543 against 0.518 in South Africa, a difference of 0.025.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was South Africa ahead.

Croatia ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.1237	0.0467	0.077	Croatia
1950s	0.198	0.0376	0.1604	Croatia
1960s	0.1955	0.0327	0.1628	Croatia
1970s	0.1919	0.0322	0.1597	Croatia
1980s	0.2057	0.0355	0.1702	Croatia
1990s	0.2958	0.2735	0.0223	Croatia
2000s	0.6345	0.5168	0.1177	Croatia
2010s	0.6473	0.5155	0.1318	Croatia
2020s	0.5675	0.5068	0.0607	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Croatia or South Africa?: Croatia, at 0.543 against 0.518 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Croatia and South Africa?: 0.025, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and South Africa?: 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and South Africa rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Croatia ranks 47th 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.