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

Israel, at 0.549 against 0.518 in South Africa as of 2025.

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

98 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.

Israel vs South Africa: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Israel

0.549

in 2025

South Africa

0.518

in 2025

Israel rank

46th

South Africa rank

49th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Israel
South Africa

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.549 against 0.518 in South Africa, a difference of 0.031.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 98 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0566	0.031	0.0256	Israel
1910s	0.0672	0.0423	0.0249	Israel
1940s	0.3345	0.0405	0.294	Israel
1950s	0.4338	0.0376	0.3962	Israel
1960s	0.4713	0.0327	0.4386	Israel
1970s	0.5566	0.0322	0.5244	Israel
1980s	0.602	0.0355	0.5665	Israel
1990s	0.6245	0.2735	0.351	Israel
2000s	0.6282	0.5168	0.1114	Israel
2010s	0.5933	0.5155	0.0778	Israel
2020s	0.5658	0.5068	0.059	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Israel or South Africa?: Israel, at 0.549 against 0.518 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Israel and South Africa?: 0.031, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Africa?: 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Israel and South Africa rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Israel ranks 46th 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.