Which has higher liberal democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Saudi Arabia?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.047 against 0.047 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.

What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?

0, with Equatorial Guinea 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.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Liberal Democracy Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.047

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.047

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

162nd

Saudi Arabia rank

162nd

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.047 against 0.047 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.011	0.0311	0.0201	Saudi Arabia
1910s	0.011	0.032	0.021	Saudi Arabia
1920s	0.011	0.0321	0.0211	Saudi Arabia
1930s	0.011	0.0346	0.0236	Saudi Arabia
1940s	0.0116	0.036	0.0244	Saudi Arabia
1950s	0.0154	0.0362	0.0208	Saudi Arabia
1960s	0.0437	0.041	0.0027	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.0093	0.038	0.0287	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0.038	0.0367	0.0013	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.0506	0.0386	0.012	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.0529	0.0413	0.0116	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.0505	0.045	0.0055	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.0502	0.0458	0.0043	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Saudi Arabia?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.047 against 0.047 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?: 0, with Equatorial Guinea 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 liberal democracy index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Saudi Arabia 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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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: 30 October 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.