Which has higher participatory democracy index, Egypt or Tajikistan?

Egypt, at 0.076 against 0.059 in Tajikistan as of 2025.

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

158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Tajikistan: Participatory Democracy Index

Egypt

0.076

in 2025

Tajikistan

0.059

in 2025

Egypt rank

151st

Tajikistan rank

154th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Egypt
Tajikistan

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.076 against 0.059 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Tajikistan's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Egypt ranks 151st and Tajikistan ranks 154th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 10 and Tajikistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1860s	0.024	0.077	0.053	Tajikistan
1870s	0.0297	0.0769	0.0472	Tajikistan
1880s	0.042	0.077	0.035	Tajikistan
1890s	0.046	0.03	0.016	Egypt
1900s	0.0342	0.0347	0.0005	Tajikistan
1910s	0.0323	0.0384	0.0061	Tajikistan
1920s	0.0358	0.0218	0.014	Egypt
1930s	0.0394	0.0195	0.0199	Egypt
1940s	0.045	0.0194	0.0256	Egypt
1950s	0.0326	0.02	0.0126	Egypt
1960s	0.0373	0.0495	0.0122	Tajikistan
1970s	0.0773	0.0637	0.0136	Egypt
1980s	0.0871	0.0709	0.0162	Egypt
1990s	0.0828	0.0802	0.0026	Egypt
2000s	0.0793	0.0929	0.0136	Tajikistan
2010s	0.0716	0.0603	0.0113	Egypt
2020s	0.0765	0.0558	0.0207	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Egypt or Tajikistan?: Egypt, at 0.076 against 0.059 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Egypt and Tajikistan?: 0.017, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tajikistan?: 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Tajikistan rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Egypt ranks 151st and Tajikistan ranks 154th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.