Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Egypt or Eritrea?

Eritrea, at 0.108 against 0.106 in Egypt as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?

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.

Egypt vs Eritrea: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Egypt

0.106

in 2025

Eritrea

0.108

in 2025

Egypt rank

156th

Eritrea rank

153rd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Egypt
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.108 against 0.106 in Egypt, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 156th and Eritrea ranks 153rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Eritrea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0627	0.044	0.0187	Egypt
1910s	0.0595	0.044	0.0155	Egypt
1920s	0.061	0.0452	0.0158	Egypt
1930s	0.0625	0.04	0.0225	Egypt
1940s	0.07	0.0879	0.0179	Eritrea
1950s	0.1342	0.08	0.0542	Egypt
1960s	0.1628	0.0629	0.0999	Egypt
1970s	0.1238	0.0747	0.0491	Egypt
1980s	0.1174	0.079	0.0384	Egypt
1990s	0.1125	0.1475	0.035	Eritrea
2000s	0.0906	0.1429	0.0523	Eritrea
2010s	0.0957	0.1407	0.045	Eritrea
2020s	0.1053	0.1098	0.0045	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Egypt or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 0.108 against 0.106 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Egypt and Eritrea?: 0.002, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Egypt ranks 156th and Eritrea ranks 153rd 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: 30 October 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.