Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?

Guinea-Bissau, at 0.171 against 0.17 in Madagascar as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?

0.001, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Guinea-Bissau

0.171

in 2025

Madagascar

0.17

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

124th

Madagascar rank

127th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.171 against 0.17 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Madagascar ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.009	0.037	0.028	Madagascar
1910s	0.009	0.037	0.028	Madagascar
1920s	0.0089	0.0361	0.0272	Madagascar
1930s	0.0107	0.0361	0.0254	Madagascar
1940s	0.012	0.0371	0.0251	Madagascar
1950s	0.0144	0.0431	0.0287	Madagascar
1960s	0.017	0.1356	0.1186	Madagascar
1970s	0.0699	0.1207	0.0508	Madagascar
1980s	0.0942	0.1235	0.0293	Madagascar
1990s	0.1491	0.2155	0.0664	Madagascar
2000s	0.2276	0.2287	0.0011	Madagascar
2010s	0.2507	0.1858	0.0649	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.2373	0.196	0.0413	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.171 against 0.17 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?: 0.001, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Madagascar ranks 127th 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.