Egalitarian Democracy Index in Slovakia
Slovakia: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.566 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Slovakia, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Slovakia is 0.566, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Slovakia peaked at 0.798 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.186, in 1918.
Slovakia ranks 43rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 102 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.186 | — |
| 1919 | 0.308 | +65.6% |
| 1920 | 0.551 | +78.9% |
| 1921 | 0.657 | +19.2% |
| 1922 | 0.658 | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.659 | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.666 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.666 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.666 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.667 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.655 | -1.8% |
| 1931 | 0.634 | -3.2% |
| 1932 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.62 | -2.2% |
| 1934 | 0.622 | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.619 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.625 | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.541 | -13.4% |
| 1945 | 0.216 | -60.1% |
| 1946 | 0.281 | +30.1% |
| 1947 | 0.296 | +5.3% |
| 1948 | 0.244 | -17.6% |
| 1949 | 0.246 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 0.247 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.23 | -6.9% |
| 1954 | 0.226 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.227 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.23 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
| 1959 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.251 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.253 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.256 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.238 | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.232 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.23 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.229 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.243 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.252 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.253 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.254 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.232 | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.236 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.711 | +201.3% |
| 1991 | 0.795 | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.798 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.565 | -29.2% |
| 1994 | 0.528 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.525 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.577 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.639 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.688 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.687 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.683 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.66 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.673 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.676 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.675 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.702 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.686 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.674 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.673 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.671 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.668 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.663 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.644 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.668 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.658 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.672 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.679 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.653 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.582 | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 0.566 | -2.7% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.566 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.566 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +201.3% | 0.236 | 0.711 |
| 1920 | +78.9% | 0.308 | 0.551 |
| 1919 | +65.6% | 0.186 | 0.308 |
| 1945 | -60.1% | 0.541 | 0.216 |
| 1946 | +30.1% | 0.216 | 0.281 |
| 1993 | -29.2% | 0.798 | 0.565 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.247 | 0.186 | 0.308 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.6506 | 0.551 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6194 | 0.541 | 0.655 | 9 |
| 1940s | 0.2566 | 0.216 | 0.296 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.2381 | 0.226 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2482 | 0.232 | 0.256 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2397 | 0.229 | 0.252 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2493 | 0.232 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6188 | 0.525 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6796 | 0.66 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6749 | 0.644 | 0.702 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.635 | 0.566 | 0.679 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More social development data for Slovakia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 625 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.026 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index in Slovakia?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Slovakia was 0.566 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.798 in 1992.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.186 in 1918.
- How does Slovakia rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Slovakia ranks 43rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.