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

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.047 against 0.043 in Tajikistan as of 2025.

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

0.004, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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 Tajikistan: Liberal Democracy Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.047

in 2025

Tajikistan

0.043

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

162nd

Tajikistan rank

164th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Tajikistan

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.047 against 0.043 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.004.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Tajikistan ranks 164th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.011	0.0499	0.0389	Tajikistan
1910s	0.011	0.0618	0.0508	Tajikistan
1920s	0.011	0.019	0.008	Tajikistan
1930s	0.011	0.016	0.005	Tajikistan
1940s	0.0116	0.0144	0.0028	Tajikistan
1950s	0.0154	0.0196	0.0042	Tajikistan
1960s	0.0437	0.0232	0.0205	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.0093	0.0247	0.0154	Tajikistan
1980s	0.038	0.0352	0.0028	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.0506	0.0748	0.0242	Tajikistan
2000s	0.0529	0.0753	0.0224	Tajikistan
2010s	0.0505	0.05	0.0005	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.0502	0.0393	0.0108	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Tajikistan?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.047 against 0.043 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Tajikistan?: 0.004, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Tajikistan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Tajikistan ranks 164th 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.