Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, India or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan, at 0.204 against 0.201 in India as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?

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.

India vs Kazakhstan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

India

0.201

in 2025

Kazakhstan

0.204

in 2025

India rank

118th

Kazakhstan rank

116th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

India
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.204 against 0.201 in India, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.

India ranks 118th and Kazakhstan ranks 116th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 9 and Kazakhstan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0672	0.043	0.0242	India
1910s	0.069	0.0726	0.0036	Kazakhstan
1920s	0.0814	0.1822	0.1008	Kazakhstan
1930s	0.0904	0.1875	0.0971	Kazakhstan
1940s	0.1146	0.1875	0.0729	Kazakhstan
1950s	0.3655	0.2142	0.1513	India
1960s	0.4055	0.2195	0.186	India
1970s	0.3658	0.2232	0.1426	India
1980s	0.4286	0.2246	0.204	India
1990s	0.4903	0.21	0.2803	India
2000s	0.4725	0.1844	0.2881	India
2010s	0.3455	0.1789	0.1666	India
2020s	0.2135	0.2007	0.0128	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, India or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 0.204 against 0.201 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between India and Kazakhstan?: 0.003, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do India and Kazakhstan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: India ranks 118th and Kazakhstan ranks 116th 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.