Variable: Egalitarian democracy index
QoG Code: (vdem_egaldem)
Description:
Egalitarian democracy index
Question: To what extent is the ideal of egalitarian democracy achieved?
Clarifications: The egalitarian principle of democracy holds that material and immaterial inequalities inhibit the exercise of formal rights and liberties, and diminish the ability of citizens from all social groups to participate. Egalitarian democracy is achieved when 1 rights and freedoms of individuals are protected equally across all social groups; and 2 resources are distributed equally across all social groups; 3 groups and individuals enjoy equal access to power. To make it a measure of egalitarian democracy, the index also takes the level of electoral democracy into account.
Type of variable: Continuous
Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-09-05
Last updated by source: 2023-02-22
Categories:
Political System
Find this variable in:
Basic Cross-section - 2024
Basic Time-series - 2024
OECD Cross-section - 2024
OECD Time-series - 2024
Standard Cross-section - 2024
Standard Time-series - 2024
Original Dataset
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Dataset
No. Countries
Basic cross-section:
173
Basic time-series:
184
Standard cross-section:
173
Standard time-series:
184
OECD cross-section:
38
OECD time-series:
40
Dataset
Available for years:
Standard time-series:
1946-2022
Basic time-series:
1946-2022
OECD time-series:
1946-2022
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
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Bolivia
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Canada
Cape Verde
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Chile
China
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Congo, Democratic Republic
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Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus (-1974)
Cyprus (1975-)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
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Ethiopia (-1992)
Ethiopia (1993-)
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France (1963-)
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Germany, East
Germany, West
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Malawi
Malaysia (-1965)
Malaysia (1966-)
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
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Pakistan (1971-)
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Sudan (2012-)
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