Freedom Score in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Freedom Score was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Equatorial Guinea, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Equatorial Guinea is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 17 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2020.
That places Equatorial Guinea 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | — |
| 2003 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.88 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 186 Belarus 7 compare
- 187 Azerbaijan 6 compare
- 188 Central African Republic 5 compare
- 188 Tajikistan 5 compare
- 191 Myanmar 4 compare
- 191 Western Sahara 4 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Equatorial Guinea?
- Freedom score in Equatorial Guinea was 5 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for freedom score?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.