Egalitarian Democracy Index in Netherlands
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.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.281 | — |
| 1901 | 0.277 | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.273 | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.274 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.282 | +2.9% |
| 1911 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.284 | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.282 | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 0.285 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.303 | +6.3% |
| 1918 | 0.344 | +13.5% |
| 1919 | 0.37 | +7.6% |
| 1920 | 0.49 | +32.4% |
| 1921 | 0.499 | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 0.505 | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.511 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.51 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.509 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.51 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.515 | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.512 | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.514 | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.245 | -52.3% |
| 1941 | 0.217 | -11.4% |
| 1942 | 0.22 | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.218 | -0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.234 | +7.3% |
| 1946 | 0.476 | +103.4% |
| 1947 | 0.644 | +35.3% |
| 1948 | 0.652 | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 0.662 | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.657 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.652 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.644 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.667 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.675 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.676 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.691 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.696 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.691 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.688 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.716 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.723 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.731 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.75 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.754 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.755 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.763 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.76 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.761 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.759 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.764 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.768 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.777 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.778 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.779 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.783 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.778 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.777 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.776 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.777 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.778 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.781 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.786 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.784 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.779 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.771 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.791 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.786 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.78 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.788 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.789 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.796 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.802 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.801 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.803 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.803 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.801 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.806 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.808 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.802 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.809 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.799 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.775 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.774 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.782 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.762 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.751 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.728 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.739 | +1.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.739 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.739 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +103.4% | 0.234 | 0.476 |
| 1940 | -52.3% | 0.514 | 0.245 |
| 1947 | +35.3% | 0.476 | 0.644 |
| 1920 | +32.4% | 0.37 | 0.49 |
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 |
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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
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.