Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.108 against 0.107 in Congo as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?

0.001, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Congo

0.107

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.108

in 2025

Congo rank

155th

Equatorial Guinea rank

153rd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Congo
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.108 against 0.107 in Congo, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 155th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 153rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 11 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.028	0.008	0.02	Congo
1910s	0.028	0.008	0.02	Congo
1920s	0.028	0.0081	0.0199	Congo
1930s	0.028	0.01	0.018	Congo
1940s	0.0316	0.0125	0.0191	Congo
1950s	0.0432	0.0192	0.024	Congo
1960s	0.0992	0.0333	0.0659	Congo
1970s	0.0555	0.0402	0.0153	Congo
1980s	0.0567	0.0943	0.0376	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.1446	0.1072	0.0374	Congo
2000s	0.0915	0.0993	0.0078	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.1066	0.1042	0.0024	Congo
2020s	0.134	0.1103	0.0237	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.108 against 0.107 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.001, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Congo ranks 155th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 153rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.