Egalitarian Democracy Index in Croatia
Croatia: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.543 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Croatia, 1941–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Croatia stood at 0.543.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Croatia peaked at 0.711 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.042, in 1941.
Croatia ranks 47th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.042 | — |
| 1942 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.16 | +281.0% |
| 1946 | 0.197 | +23.1% |
| 1947 | 0.196 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.198 | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.193 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.194 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.193 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.189 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.189 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.189 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.191 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.194 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.207 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.205 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.206 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.207 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.219 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.235 | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.259 | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.296 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.301 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.318 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.338 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.345 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.347 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.621 | +79.0% |
| 2001 | 0.627 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.626 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.636 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.621 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.634 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.648 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.647 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.651 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.702 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.71 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.711 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.671 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.665 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.656 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.608 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.58 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.588 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.582 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.592 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.552 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.562 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.556 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.543 | -2.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.543 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 81% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.543 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +281.0% | 0.042 | 0.16 |
| 2000 | +79.0% | 0.347 | 0.621 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1237 | 0.042 | 0.197 | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.198 | 0.198 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1955 | 0.193 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1919 | 0.189 | 0.194 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2057 | 0.2 | 0.207 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2958 | 0.219 | 0.347 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6345 | 0.621 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6473 | 0.58 | 0.711 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5675 | 0.543 | 0.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 44 Vanuatu 0.565 compare
- 45 Cape Verde 0.557 compare
- 46 Israel 0.549 compare
- 48 Brazil 0.54 compare
- 49 South Africa 0.518 compare
- 50 Montenegro 0.501 compare
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in Croatia?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Croatia was 0.543 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.711 in 2012.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.042 in 1941.
- How does Croatia rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Croatia ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.