Equatorial Guinea vs Eswatini: Democracy Index

Equatorial Guinea
-6
in 2018
Eswatini
-7
in 2018
Equatorial Guinea rank
146th
Eswatini rank
149th

Democracy Index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eswatini
-10-7.5-5-2.502.5196819932018

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports -6 against -7 in Eswatini, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Eswatini ranks 149th of 167 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Difference Ahead
1960s -2.5 -8 5.5 Equatorial Guinea
1970s -7 -9.3 2.3 Equatorial Guinea
1980s -7 -8.2 1.2 Equatorial Guinea
1990s -6 -7.3 1.3 Equatorial Guinea
2000s -6 -7 1 Equatorial Guinea
2010s -6 -7 1 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Eswatini?
Equatorial Guinea, at -6 against -7 in Eswatini as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?
1, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?
51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini rank globally for democracy index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Eswatini ranks 149th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).