What is egalitarian democracy index in Tanzania?

Egalitarian democracy index in Tanzania was 0.318 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.361 in 1996.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.073 in 1915.

How does Tanzania rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Tanzania ranks 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tanzania 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 Tanzania

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

Tanzania: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.318 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.318

Change on year

down 6.2%

World rank

88th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.361

in 1996

All-time low

0.073

in 1915

Years of data

111

1915–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Tanzania, 1915–2025

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

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.318 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Tanzania peaked at 0.361 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.073, in 1915.

That places Tanzania 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Tanzania, 1915 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1915	0.073	—
1916	0.073	+0.0%
1917	0.073	+0.0%
1918	0.076	+4.1%
1919	0.076	+0.0%
1920	0.076	+0.0%
1921	0.076	+0.0%
1922	0.076	+0.0%
1923	0.076	+0.0%
1924	0.076	+0.0%
1925	0.076	+0.0%
1926	0.076	+0.0%
1927	0.076	+0.0%
1928	0.076	+0.0%
1929	0.076	+0.0%
1930	0.076	+0.0%
1931	0.076	+0.0%
1932	0.076	+0.0%
1933	0.076	+0.0%
1934	0.076	+0.0%
1935	0.076	+0.0%
1936	0.076	+0.0%
1937	0.076	+0.0%
1938	0.077	+1.3%
1939	0.077	+0.0%
1940	0.077	+0.0%
1941	0.077	+0.0%
1942	0.077	+0.0%
1943	0.077	+0.0%
1944	0.077	+0.0%
1945	0.077	+0.0%
1946	0.077	+0.0%
1947	0.077	+0.0%
1948	0.077	+0.0%
1949	0.077	+0.0%
1950	0.077	+0.0%
1951	0.077	+0.0%
1952	0.077	+0.0%
1953	0.077	+0.0%
1954	0.078	+1.3%
1955	0.079	+1.3%
1956	0.087	+10.1%
1957	0.089	+2.3%
1958	0.098	+10.1%
1959	0.107	+9.2%
1960	0.11	+2.8%
1961	0.233	+111.8%
1962	0.251	+7.7%
1963	0.288	+14.7%
1964	0.286	-0.7%
1965	0.263	-8.0%
1966	0.257	-2.3%
1967	0.269	+4.7%
1968	0.267	-0.7%
1969	0.267	+0.0%
1970	0.268	+0.4%
1971	0.269	+0.4%
1972	0.269	+0.0%
1973	0.269	+0.0%
1974	0.269	+0.0%
1975	0.269	+0.0%
1976	0.269	+0.0%
1977	0.269	+0.0%
1978	0.269	+0.0%
1979	0.269	+0.0%
1980	0.263	-2.2%
1981	0.265	+0.8%
1982	0.267	+0.8%
1983	0.267	+0.0%
1984	0.267	+0.0%
1985	0.264	-1.1%
1986	0.256	-3.0%
1987	0.257	+0.4%
1988	0.257	+0.0%
1989	0.257	+0.0%
1990	0.264	+2.7%
1991	0.268	+1.5%
1992	0.32	+19.4%
1993	0.324	+1.3%
1994	0.331	+2.2%
1995	0.356	+7.6%
1996	0.361	+1.4%
1997	0.361	+0.0%
1998	0.361	+0.0%
1999	0.361	+0.0%
2000	0.352	-2.5%
2001	0.334	-5.1%
2002	0.334	+0.0%
2003	0.334	+0.0%
2004	0.334	+0.0%
2005	0.326	-2.4%
2006	0.348	+6.7%
2007	0.346	-0.6%
2008	0.348	+0.6%
2009	0.347	-0.3%
2010	0.349	+0.6%
2011	0.355	+1.7%
2012	0.354	-0.3%
2013	0.345	-2.5%
2014	0.347	+0.6%
2015	0.355	+2.3%
2016	0.345	-2.8%
2017	0.343	-0.6%
2018	0.323	-5.8%
2019	0.322	-0.3%
2020	0.326	+1.2%
2021	0.323	-0.9%
2022	0.344	+6.5%
2023	0.318	-7.6%
2024	0.339	+6.6%
2025	0.318	-6.2%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 0.318 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2285, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 0.318 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.201, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Tanzania 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
1961	+111.8%	0.11	0.233

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.0742	0.073	0.076	5
1920s	0.076	0.076	0.076	10
1930s	0.0762	0.076	0.077	10
1940s	0.077	0.077	0.077	10
1950s	0.0846	0.077	0.107	10
1960s	0.2491	0.11	0.288	10
1970s	0.2689	0.268	0.269	10
1980s	0.262	0.256	0.267	10
1990s	0.3307	0.264	0.361	10
2000s	0.3403	0.326	0.352	10
2010s	0.3438	0.322	0.355	10
2020s	0.328	0.318	0.344	6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

85 Guatemala 0.338 compare
86 Sierra Leone 0.336 compare
87 Tunisia 0.323 compare
89 Malawi 0.317 compare
89 Nigeria 0.317 compare
91 Georgia 0.311 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Tanzania

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 171,142 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Tanzania?: Egalitarian democracy index in Tanzania was 0.318 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.361 in 1996.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.073 in 1915.
How does Tanzania rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Tanzania ranks 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania 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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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: 30 October 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.