Egalitarian Democracy Index in Chad
Chad: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.084 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Chad, 1920–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Chad stood at 0.084.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Chad peaked at 0.122 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.061, in 1990.
Chad ranks 164th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 106 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0678 | 0.063 | 0.078 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0885 | 0.079 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1087 | 0.106 | 0.122 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0923 | 0.077 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0699 | 0.068 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0843 | 0.061 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1069 | 0.106 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.097 | 0.105 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0777 | 0.068 | 0.098 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More social development data for Chad
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.50 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,281 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Key features of liberal democracy 0.062 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.242 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.427 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.399 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.242 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in Chad?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Chad was 0.084 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.122 in 1961.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.061 in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Chad ranks 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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About this data
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.