What is egalitarian democracy index in Equatorial Guinea?

Egalitarian democracy index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.108 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.116 in 2019.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 1900.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.108 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.108

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

153rd

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.116

in 2019

All-time low

0.008

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.108 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.116 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.008, in 1900.

That places Equatorial Guinea 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.008	—
1901	0.008	+0.0%
1902	0.008	+0.0%
1903	0.008	+0.0%
1904	0.008	+0.0%
1905	0.008	+0.0%
1906	0.008	+0.0%
1907	0.008	+0.0%
1908	0.008	+0.0%
1909	0.008	+0.0%
1910	0.008	+0.0%
1911	0.008	+0.0%
1912	0.008	+0.0%
1913	0.008	+0.0%
1914	0.008	+0.0%
1915	0.008	+0.0%
1916	0.008	+0.0%
1917	0.008	+0.0%
1918	0.008	+0.0%
1919	0.008	+0.0%
1920	0.008	+0.0%
1921	0.008	+0.0%
1922	0.008	+0.0%
1923	0.008	+0.0%
1924	0.008	+0.0%
1925	0.008	+0.0%
1926	0.008	+0.0%
1927	0.008	+0.0%
1928	0.009	+12.5%
1929	0.008	-11.1%
1930	0.01	+25.0%
1931	0.01	+0.0%
1932	0.01	+0.0%
1933	0.01	+0.0%
1934	0.01	+0.0%
1935	0.01	+0.0%
1936	0.01	+0.0%
1937	0.01	+0.0%
1938	0.01	+0.0%
1939	0.01	+0.0%
1940	0.01	+0.0%
1941	0.01	+0.0%
1942	0.01	+0.0%
1943	0.01	+0.0%
1944	0.01	+0.0%
1945	0.015	+50.0%
1946	0.015	+0.0%
1947	0.015	+0.0%
1948	0.015	+0.0%
1949	0.015	+0.0%
1950	0.019	+26.7%
1951	0.019	+0.0%
1952	0.019	+0.0%
1953	0.019	+0.0%
1954	0.019	+0.0%
1955	0.019	+0.0%
1956	0.019	+0.0%
1957	0.019	+0.0%
1958	0.019	+0.0%
1959	0.021	+10.5%
1960	0.024	+14.3%
1961	0.025	+4.2%
1962	0.025	+0.0%
1963	0.025	+0.0%
1964	0.029	+16.0%
1965	0.029	+0.0%
1966	0.029	+0.0%
1967	0.029	+0.0%
1968	0.062	+113.8%
1969	0.056	-9.7%
1970	0.051	-8.9%
1971	0.042	-17.6%
1972	0.041	-2.4%
1973	0.037	-9.8%
1974	0.037	+0.0%
1975	0.037	+0.0%
1976	0.037	+0.0%
1977	0.037	+0.0%
1978	0.039	+5.4%
1979	0.044	+12.8%
1980	0.081	+84.1%
1981	0.081	+0.0%
1982	0.09	+11.1%
1983	0.096	+6.7%
1984	0.098	+2.1%
1985	0.098	+0.0%
1986	0.098	+0.0%
1987	0.098	+0.0%
1988	0.101	+3.1%
1989	0.102	+1.0%
1990	0.102	+0.0%
1991	0.102	+0.0%
1992	0.102	+0.0%
1993	0.104	+2.0%
1994	0.106	+1.9%
1995	0.111	+4.7%
1996	0.111	+0.0%
1997	0.111	+0.0%
1998	0.111	+0.0%
1999	0.112	+0.9%
2000	0.1	-10.7%
2001	0.1	+0.0%
2002	0.1	+0.0%
2003	0.1	+0.0%
2004	0.099	-1.0%
2005	0.099	+0.0%
2006	0.099	+0.0%
2007	0.099	+0.0%
2008	0.098	-1.0%
2009	0.099	+1.0%
2010	0.101	+2.0%
2011	0.101	+0.0%
2012	0.101	+0.0%
2013	0.101	+0.0%
2014	0.101	+0.0%
2015	0.103	+2.0%
2016	0.106	+2.9%
2017	0.106	+0.0%
2018	0.106	+0.0%
2019	0.116	+9.4%
2020	0.114	-1.7%
2021	0.111	-2.6%
2022	0.106	-4.5%
2023	0.113	+6.6%
2024	0.11	-2.7%
2025	0.108	-1.8%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

Equatorial Guinea's 0.108 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.306, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Equatorial Guinea's 0.108 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.201, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.008	0.008	0.008	10
1910s	0.008	0.008	0.008	10
1920s	0.0081	0.008	0.009	10
1930s	0.01	0.01	0.01	10
1940s	0.0125	0.01	0.015	10
1950s	0.0192	0.019	0.021	10
1960s	0.0333	0.024	0.062	10
1970s	0.0402	0.037	0.051	10
1980s	0.0943	0.081	0.102	10
1990s	0.1072	0.102	0.112	10
2000s	0.0993	0.098	0.1	10
2010s	0.1042	0.101	0.116	10
2020s	0.1103	0.106	0.114	6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

150 Central African Republic 0.114 compare
150 Laos 0.114 compare
152 Saudi Arabia 0.113 compare
153 Eritrea 0.108 compare
155 Congo 0.107 compare
156 Egypt 0.106 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Equatorial Guinea

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4695 % change on previous year (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Equatorial Guinea?: Egalitarian democracy index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.108 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.116 in 2019.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 1900.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.