Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Sri Lanka or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 0.612 against 0.587 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?

0.025, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?

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.

Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Sri Lanka

0.587

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.612

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

41st

United Kingdom rank

38th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Sri Lanka
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.612 against 0.587 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.025.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.107	0.2239	0.1169	United Kingdom
1910s	0.1295	0.2457	0.1162	United Kingdom
1920s	0.1369	0.3664	0.2295	United Kingdom
1930s	0.1627	0.3955	0.2328	United Kingdom
1940s	0.2229	0.4954	0.2725	United Kingdom
1950s	0.3981	0.6541	0.256	United Kingdom
1960s	0.4463	0.6676	0.2213	United Kingdom
1970s	0.3908	0.6944	0.3036	United Kingdom
1980s	0.3182	0.6512	0.333	United Kingdom
1990s	0.3324	0.6643	0.3319	United Kingdom
2000s	0.308	0.7456	0.4376	United Kingdom
2010s	0.3385	0.7354	0.3969	United Kingdom
2020s	0.4395	0.6883	0.2488	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Sri Lanka or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.612 against 0.587 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?: 0.025, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and United Kingdom rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Sri Lanka ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 38th 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.