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

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

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

0.004, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

53 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 Yemen: Liberal Democracy Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.047

in 2025

Yemen

0.043

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

162nd

Yemen rank

164th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Yemen

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Yemen ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.011	0.0459	0.0349	Yemen
1910s	0.011	0.0731	0.0621	Yemen
1990s	0.0508	0.1414	0.0907	Yemen
2000s	0.0529	0.148	0.0951	Yemen
2010s	0.0505	0.0937	0.0432	Yemen
2020s	0.0502	0.0403	0.0098	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Yemen?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.047 against 0.043 in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?: 0.004, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Yemen rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Yemen 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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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.