Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Guinea-Bissau or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 0.188 against 0.171 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Guinea-Bissau

0.171

in 2025

Mozambique

0.188

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

124th

Mozambique rank

121st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.188 against 0.171 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mozambique ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Mozambique ranks 121st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.009	0.03	0.021	Mozambique
1910s	0.009	0.0312	0.0222	Mozambique
1920s	0.0089	0.034	0.0251	Mozambique
1930s	0.0107	0.034	0.0233	Mozambique
1940s	0.012	0.034	0.022	Mozambique
1950s	0.0144	0.034	0.0196	Mozambique
1960s	0.017	0.034	0.017	Mozambique
1970s	0.0699	0.0867	0.0168	Mozambique
1980s	0.0942	0.1381	0.0439	Mozambique
1990s	0.1491	0.2284	0.0793	Mozambique
2000s	0.2276	0.288	0.0604	Mozambique
2010s	0.2507	0.2748	0.0241	Mozambique
2020s	0.2373	0.218	0.0193	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Guinea-Bissau or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 0.188 against 0.171 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?: 0.017, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Mozambique ranks 121st 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.