Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, South Sudan or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 0.06 against 0.032 in South Sudan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tajikistan?

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.

South Sudan vs Tajikistan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

South Sudan

0.032

in 2025

Tajikistan

0.06

in 2025

South Sudan rank

174th

Tajikistan rank

171st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

South Sudan
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.06 against 0.032 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.028.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.9 times South Sudan's.

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

South Sudan ranks 174th and Tajikistan ranks 171st of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.037	0.043	0.006	Tajikistan
1910s	0.037	0.0726	0.0356	Tajikistan
1920s	0.0363	0.1822	0.1459	Tajikistan
1930s	0.038	0.1875	0.1495	Tajikistan
1940s	0.0443	0.1875	0.1432	Tajikistan
1950s	0.0883	0.2142	0.1259	Tajikistan
1960s	0.0785	0.2195	0.141	Tajikistan
1970s	0.0801	0.2232	0.1431	Tajikistan
1980s	0.1065	0.2246	0.1181	Tajikistan
1990s	0.0515	0.1712	0.1197	Tajikistan
2000s	0.0588	0.1375	0.0787	Tajikistan
2010s	0.043	0.0955	0.0525	Tajikistan
2020s	0.0372	0.0663	0.0292	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, South Sudan or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 0.06 against 0.032 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between South Sudan and Tajikistan?: 0.028, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tajikistan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do South Sudan and Tajikistan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: South Sudan ranks 174th and Tajikistan ranks 171st 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.