Which has higher freedom of association index, Equatorial Guinea or South Sudan?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.167 against 0.152 in South Sudan as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of association index between Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?

0.015, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs South Sudan: Freedom of Association Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.167

in 2025

South Sudan

0.152

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

148th

South Sudan rank

151st

Freedom of Association Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
South Sudan

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.167 against 0.152 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th and South Sudan ranks 151st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.047	0.12	0.073	South Sudan
1910s	0.047	0.12	0.073	South Sudan
1920s	0.047	0.124	0.077	South Sudan
1930s	0.047	0.127	0.08	South Sudan
1940s	0.0515	0.1316	0.0801	South Sudan
1950s	0.0641	0.3939	0.3298	South Sudan
1960s	0.1393	0.2774	0.1381	South Sudan
1970s	0.0291	0.112	0.0829	South Sudan
1980s	0.0636	0.3366	0.273	South Sudan
1990s	0.1508	0.0697	0.0811	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.21	0.2075	0.0025	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.1974	0.2158	0.0184	South Sudan
2020s	0.1653	0.2473	0.082	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Equatorial Guinea or South Sudan?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.167 against 0.152 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?: 0.015, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for freedom of association index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th and South Sudan ranks 151st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Freedom of Association Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.