Equatorial Guinea vs Qatar: Academic Freedom Index

Equatorial Guinea
0.108
in 2025
Qatar
0.1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
156th
Qatar rank
157th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Qatar
0.050.10.150.2197319992025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.108 against 0.1 in Qatar, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Qatar ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and Qatar ranks 157th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.