Egalitarian Democracy Index in Russia
Russia: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.13
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
140th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.336
in 1992
All-time low
0.035
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Russia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Russia stood at 0.13.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Russia peaked at 0.336 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1900.
Russia ranks 140th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.035 | — |
| 1901 | 0.036 | +2.9% |
| 1902 | 0.037 | +2.8% |
| 1903 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.036 | -2.7% |
| 1905 | 0.047 | +30.6% |
| 1906 | 0.053 | +12.8% |
| 1907 | 0.05 | -5.7% |
| 1908 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.049 | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.05 | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.049 | -2.0% |
| 1917 | 0.074 | +51.0% |
| 1918 | 0.153 | +106.8% |
| 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 | 0.247 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.249 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.336 | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 0.328 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.324 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.315 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.313 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.311 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.31 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.312 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.283 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.261 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.255 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.246 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.239 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.237 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.241 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.237 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.228 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.229 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.227 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.225 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.216 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.213 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.206 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.205 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.204 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.201 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.198 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.194 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.188 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.158 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.14 | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 0.129 | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 0.13 | +0.8% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 19% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.13 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +106.8% | 0.074 | 0.153 |
| 1917 | +51.0% | 0.049 | 0.074 |
| 1992 | +34.9% | 0.249 | 0.336 |
| 1905 | +30.6% | 0.036 | 0.047 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.043 | 0.035 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0726 | 0.049 | 0.153 | 10 |
| 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 | 0.3045 | 0.247 | 0.336 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2456 | 0.228 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2099 | 0.198 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1565 | 0.129 | 0.194 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More social development data for Russia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,811 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Russia?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Russia was 0.13 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.336 in 1992.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1900.
- How does Russia rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Russia ranks 140th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.