Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Kuwait or Madagascar?

Kuwait, at 0.171 against 0.17 in Madagascar as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait 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.

Kuwait vs Madagascar: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Kuwait

0.171

in 2025

Madagascar

0.17

in 2025

Kuwait rank

124th

Madagascar rank

127th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Kuwait
Madagascar

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.171 against 0.17 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 124th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 12 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.093	0.037	0.056	Kuwait
1910s	0.1021	0.037	0.0651	Kuwait
1920s	0.104	0.0361	0.0679	Kuwait
1930s	0.1119	0.0361	0.0758	Kuwait
1940s	0.111	0.0371	0.0739	Kuwait
1950s	0.1141	0.0431	0.071	Kuwait
1960s	0.1874	0.1356	0.0518	Kuwait
1970s	0.1933	0.1207	0.0726	Kuwait
1980s	0.1856	0.1235	0.0621	Kuwait
1990s	0.2097	0.2155	0.0058	Madagascar
2000s	0.2345	0.2287	0.0058	Kuwait
2010s	0.2452	0.1858	0.0594	Kuwait
2020s	0.218	0.196	0.022	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

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: 07 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.