What is egalitarian democracy index in Armenia?

Egalitarian democracy index in Armenia was 0.491 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Armenia?

The highest recorded value was 0.677 in 2019.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Armenia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.153 in 1918.

How does Armenia rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Armenia ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Armenia?

Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Armenia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Armenia

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Armenia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Armenia: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.491 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.491

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

53rd

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.677

in 2019

All-time low

0.153

in 1918

Years of data

108

1918–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Armenia, 1918–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 0.491 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Armenia peaked at 0.677 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.153, in 1918.

That places Armenia 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Armenia, 1918 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1918	0.153	—
1919	0.153	+0.0%
1920	0.155	+1.3%
1921	0.161	+3.9%
1922	0.162	+0.6%
1923	0.19	+17.3%
1924	0.193	+1.6%
1925	0.19	-1.6%
1926	0.194	+2.1%
1927	0.193	-0.5%
1928	0.194	+0.5%
1929	0.19	-2.1%
1930	0.19	+0.0%
1931	0.19	+0.0%
1932	0.191	+0.5%
1933	0.188	-1.6%
1934	0.187	-0.5%
1935	0.187	+0.0%
1936	0.187	+0.0%
1937	0.188	+0.5%
1938	0.184	-2.1%
1939	0.183	-0.5%
1940	0.183	+0.0%
1941	0.18	-1.6%
1942	0.18	+0.0%
1943	0.18	+0.0%
1944	0.18	+0.0%
1945	0.18	+0.0%
1946	0.193	+7.2%
1947	0.193	+0.0%
1948	0.203	+5.2%
1949	0.203	+0.0%
1950	0.207	+2.0%
1951	0.207	+0.0%
1952	0.207	+0.0%
1953	0.207	+0.0%
1954	0.215	+3.9%
1955	0.216	+0.5%
1956	0.216	+0.0%
1957	0.223	+3.2%
1958	0.222	-0.4%
1959	0.222	+0.0%
1960	0.222	+0.0%
1961	0.222	+0.0%
1962	0.22	-0.9%
1963	0.218	-0.9%
1964	0.218	+0.0%
1965	0.221	+1.4%
1966	0.219	-0.9%
1967	0.218	-0.5%
1968	0.218	+0.0%
1969	0.219	+0.5%
1970	0.221	+0.9%
1971	0.223	+0.9%
1972	0.224	+0.4%
1973	0.224	+0.0%
1974	0.224	+0.0%
1975	0.224	+0.0%
1976	0.223	-0.4%
1977	0.223	+0.0%
1978	0.223	+0.0%
1979	0.223	+0.0%
1980	0.223	+0.0%
1981	0.223	+0.0%
1982	0.223	+0.0%
1983	0.223	+0.0%
1984	0.222	-0.4%
1985	0.223	+0.5%
1986	0.225	+0.9%
1987	0.227	+0.9%
1988	0.225	-0.9%
1989	0.232	+3.1%
1990	0.497	+114.2%
1991	0.528	+6.2%
1992	0.515	-2.5%
1993	0.505	-1.9%
1994	0.503	-0.4%
1995	0.421	-16.3%
1996	0.364	-13.5%
1997	0.346	-4.9%
1998	0.351	+1.4%
1999	0.358	+2.0%
2000	0.333	-7.0%
2001	0.33	-0.9%
2002	0.323	-2.1%
2003	0.292	-9.6%
2004	0.284	-2.7%
2005	0.283	-0.4%
2006	0.283	+0.0%
2007	0.288	+1.8%
2008	0.272	-5.6%
2009	0.275	+1.1%
2010	0.281	+2.2%
2011	0.283	+0.7%
2012	0.294	+3.9%
2013	0.284	-3.4%
2014	0.283	-0.4%
2015	0.282	-0.4%
2016	0.284	+0.7%
2017	0.3	+5.6%
2018	0.439	+46.3%
2019	0.677	+54.2%
2020	0.641	-5.3%
2021	0.603	-5.9%
2022	0.554	-8.1%
2023	0.509	-8.1%
2024	0.508	-0.2%
2025	0.491	-3.3%

Armenia compared with similar countries

Armenia's 0.491 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.306, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Armenia's 0.491 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1990	+114.2%	0.232	0.497
2019	+54.2%	0.439	0.677
2018	+46.3%	0.3	0.439

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.153	0.153	0.153	2
1920s	0.1822	0.155	0.194	10
1930s	0.1875	0.183	0.191	10
1940s	0.1875	0.18	0.203	10
1950s	0.2142	0.207	0.223	10
1960s	0.2195	0.218	0.222	10
1970s	0.2232	0.221	0.224	10
1980s	0.2246	0.222	0.232	10
1990s	0.4388	0.346	0.528	10
2000s	0.2963	0.272	0.333	10
2010s	0.3407	0.281	0.677	10
2020s	0.551	0.491	0.641	6

Countries ranked near Armenia

50 Montenegro 0.501 compare
51 Argentina 0.5 compare
52 Ghana 0.493 compare
54 Lesotho 0.49 compare
55 Botswana 0.48 compare
56 East Timor 0.473 compare

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More social development data for Armenia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Armenia?: Egalitarian democracy index in Armenia was 0.491 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Armenia?: The highest recorded value was 0.677 in 2019.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Armenia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.153 in 1918.
How does Armenia rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Armenia ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Armenia?: Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.