Which has higher varieties of democracy, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.172 against 0.165 in Somalia as of 2025.

What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?

0.007, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Varieties of democracy

Equatorial Guinea

0.172

in 2025

Somalia

0.165

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

146th

Somalia rank

149th

Varieties of democracy over time

Equatorial Guinea
Somalia

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.172 against 0.165 in Somalia, a difference of 0.007.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Somalia ranks 149th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0126	0.037	0.0244	Somalia
1910s	0.013	0.033	0.02	Somalia
1920s	0.013	0.033	0.02	Somalia
1930s	0.013	0.033	0.02	Somalia
1940s	0.0135	0.0435	0.03	Somalia
1950s	0.0207	0.151	0.1303	Somalia
1960s	0.0665	0.3342	0.2677	Somalia
1970s	0.0831	0.0759	0.0072	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.1208	0.1373	0.0165	Somalia
1990s	0.1738	0.153	0.0208	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.183	0.169	0.014	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.1772	0.1658	0.0114	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.1752	0.1617	0.0135	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.172 against 0.165 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?: 0.007, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Somalia ranks 149th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.