Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Liberal democracy
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
87th
Ethiopia rank
87th
Liberal democracy over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 87th and Ethiopia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 87th and Ethiopia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.