Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Senegal or United States?

United States, at 0.472 against 0.46 in Senegal as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Senegal and United States?

0.012, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and United States?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Senegal vs United States: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Senegal

0.46

in 2025

United States

0.472

in 2025

Senegal rank

59th

United States rank

57th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Senegal
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.472 against 0.46 in Senegal, a difference of 0.012.

Across all 122 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 59th and United States ranks 57th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0282	0.1838	0.1557	United States
1910s	0.03	0.1846	0.1546	United States
1920s	0.0315	0.2418	0.2103	United States
1930s	0.0304	0.2806	0.2502	United States
1940s	0.0449	0.3082	0.2633	United States
1950s	0.0663	0.3339	0.2676	United States
1960s	0.243	0.4197	0.1767	United States
1970s	0.2584	0.602	0.3436	United States
1980s	0.3312	0.6764	0.3452	United States
1990s	0.4125	0.7044	0.2919	United States
2000s	0.4834	0.6875	0.2041	United States
2010s	0.5249	0.6999	0.175	United States
2020s	0.4928	0.5875	0.0947	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Senegal or United States?: United States, at 0.472 against 0.46 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Senegal and United States?: 0.012, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and United States?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Senegal and United States rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Senegal ranks 59th and United States ranks 57th 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.