What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Myanmar?

0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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

Equatorial Guinea vs Myanmar: Participatory Democracy Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.041

in 2025

Myanmar

0.041

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

168th

Myanmar rank

168th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Myanmar

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.041 against 0.041 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Myanmar ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Myanmar ranks 168th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.004	0.0288	0.0248	Myanmar
1910s	0.004	0.029	0.025	Myanmar
1920s	0.004	0.0445	0.0405	Myanmar
1930s	0.004	0.0515	0.0475	Myanmar
1940s	0.0055	0.077	0.0715	Myanmar
1950s	0.01	0.2124	0.2024	Myanmar
1960s	0.0186	0.0766	0.058	Myanmar
1970s	0.0091	0.0519	0.0428	Myanmar
1980s	0.0363	0.0557	0.0194	Myanmar
1990s	0.0484	0.0439	0.0045	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.0463	0.0444	0.0019	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.0531	0.1955	0.1424	Myanmar
2020s	0.049	0.0865	0.0375	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Myanmar?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.041 against 0.041 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Myanmar?: 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Myanmar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Myanmar rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Myanmar ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.