Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Human rights index vdem

Equatorial Guinea
0.169
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.178
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
168th
Saudi Arabia rank
166th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.178 against 0.169 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.009.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 166th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 12 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1174 0.0641 0.0533 Equatorial Guinea
1910s 0.1243 0.062 0.0623 Equatorial Guinea
1920s 0.1215 0.0645 0.057 Equatorial Guinea
1930s 0.117 0.0977 0.0193 Equatorial Guinea
1940s 0.1198 0.103 0.0168 Equatorial Guinea
1950s 0.149 0.1128 0.0362 Equatorial Guinea
1960s 0.2281 0.1267 0.1014 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 0.0127 0.126 0.1133 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.2055 0.1624 0.0431 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.2127 0.1649 0.0478 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.2174 0.1576 0.0598 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.2092 0.1644 0.0448 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.1905 0.1598 0.0307 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Equatorial Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.178 against 0.169 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
0.009, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed