Top 10 Provinces with the Highest Equivalence Values in the 2022 Indonesian Development Index (IDI)

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) scored democracy across 34 Indonesian provinces in the 2022 Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI).

This index is built from several aspects, including equality, freedom, and the capacity of democratic institutions.

These aspects are also weighted. The province with the highest IDI score doesn't necessarily have the highest score in each individual aspect.

*Databoks* compiled the 10 provinces with the highest equality scores. Yogyakarta ranked first, achieving a score of 88.76 out of 100 points. This is an increase from the previous methodology's score of 87.29 points in 2021.

Yogyakarta also had the highest IDI score in Indonesia in 2022, reaching 85.62 points.

The province with the second-highest equality score was South Sulawesi, achieving 86.09 points. This represents a significant increase from 73.06 points in 2021. However, its IDI score only reached 69.66 points.

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Third was Southeast Sulawesi with 85.83 points in 2022. This score also increased from the previous survey period, which was 84.09 points in 2021. Southeast Sulawesi only achieved an IDI score of 66.74 points.

Fourth and fifth were DKI Jakarta and Bali, with equality scores of 85.34 points and 83.9 points respectively.

The three provinces with the lowest equality scores in Indonesia were North Maluku (66.83 points); Papua (67.85 points); and Riau (70.53 points).

BPS explained that the equality indicators assessed were gender equality, inter-regional employment equality, and equality in basic services.

The overall scoring method in the democracy index has changed. BPS stated that there was a change in the concept used.

"The concept used in the IDI 2009-2020 was limited to the political dimension, while in 2021 it also included the social and economic dimensions," wrote BPS.

Furthermore, the IDI 2009-2020 only produced provincial and national level indices, while the IDI 2021 produced provincial, central, and national level indices.

The IDI is used as a tool to measure the development of Indonesian democracy, thus providing a reference for formulating political development programs for both the central and regional governments.

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