What is egalitarian democracy index in Netherlands?

Egalitarian democracy index in Netherlands was 0.739 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Netherlands?

The highest recorded value was 0.809 in 2017.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Netherlands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.217 in 1941.

How does Netherlands rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Netherlands ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Netherlands 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 Netherlands

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

Netherlands: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.739 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.739

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

13th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.809

in 2017

All-time low

0.217

in 1941

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Netherlands, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.739 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Netherlands peaked at 0.809 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.217, in 1941.

Netherlands ranks 13th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.2743	0.273	0.281	10
1910s	0.2999	0.282	0.37	10
1920s	0.5063	0.49	0.511	10
1930s	0.5144	0.512	0.515	10
1940s	0.3786	0.217	0.662	10
1950s	0.6622	0.644	0.676	10
1960s	0.707	0.688	0.75	10
1970s	0.7606	0.754	0.768	10
1980s	0.7784	0.776	0.783	10
1990s	0.781	0.771	0.791	10
2000s	0.7918	0.78	0.802	10
2010s	0.8008	0.775	0.809	10
2020s	0.756	0.728	0.782	6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

10 Germany 0.766 compare
11 Costa Rica 0.762 compare
12 Japan 0.758 compare
14 Latvia 0.73 compare
15 Iceland 0.728 compare
16 Australia 0.726 compare
16 New Zealand 0.726 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Netherlands

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 283,935 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 159 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.774 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.832 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.91 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.868 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.832 (2025)
Liberal democracy 3 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Netherlands?: Egalitarian democracy index in Netherlands was 0.739 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 0.809 in 2017.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.217 in 1941.
How does Netherlands rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Netherlands ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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

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: 07 August 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.