Which has higher liberal democracy index, Cambodia or Equatorial Guinea?

Cambodia, at 0.051 against 0.047 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.

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

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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Equatorial Guinea: Liberal Democracy Index

Cambodia

0.051

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.047

in 2025

Cambodia rank

161st

Equatorial Guinea rank

162nd

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Cambodia
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.051 against 0.047 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

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

Cambodia ranks 161st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.042	0.011	0.031	Cambodia
1910s	0.042	0.011	0.031	Cambodia
1920s	0.042	0.011	0.031	Cambodia
1930s	0.042	0.011	0.031	Cambodia
1940s	0.0509	0.0116	0.0393	Cambodia
1950s	0.0977	0.0154	0.0823	Cambodia
1960s	0.1512	0.0437	0.1075	Cambodia
1970s	0.0466	0.0093	0.0373	Cambodia
1980s	0.0213	0.038	0.0167	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.1013	0.0506	0.0507	Cambodia
2000s	0.1234	0.0529	0.0705	Cambodia
2010s	0.1014	0.0505	0.0509	Cambodia
2020s	0.0553	0.0502	0.0052	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Cambodia or Equatorial Guinea?: Cambodia, at 0.051 against 0.047 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Cambodia and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.004, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Cambodia ranks 161st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.