Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: Distribution of Democracy Index

Equatorial Guinea
4
in 2018
Eritrea
3
in 2018
Equatorial Guinea rank
146th
Eritrea rank
149th

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4 against 3 in Eritrea, a difference of 1.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 4.43 4 0.4286 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 4 3.1 0.9 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 4 3 1 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 4 against 3 in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in distribution of democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
1, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea rank globally for distribution of democracy index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Eritrea ranks 149th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of 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
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
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 0 to 20 (fully democratic).