Which has higher participatory democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Qatar?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.041 against 0.034 in Qatar as of 2025.

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

0.007, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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 Qatar: Participatory Democracy Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.041

in 2025

Qatar

0.034

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

168th

Qatar rank

171st

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Qatar

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.041 against 0.034 in Qatar, a difference of 0.007.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Qatar ranks 171st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.004	0.004	0	—
1910s	0.004	0.0044	0.0004	Qatar
1920s	0.004	0.006	0.002	Qatar
1930s	0.004	0.006	0.002	Qatar
1940s	0.0055	0.006	0.0005	Qatar
1950s	0.01	0.006	0.004	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	0.0186	0.006	0.0126	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.0091	0.0095	0.0004	Qatar
1980s	0.0363	0.0112	0.0251	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.0484	0.0139	0.0345	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.0463	0.0269	0.0194	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.0531	0.0251	0.028	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.049	0.0242	0.0248	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Qatar?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.041 against 0.034 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Qatar?: 0.007, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Qatar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Qatar rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Qatar ranks 171st 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.