What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.467 in 1964.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1970.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for physical integrity rights index?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Physical Integrity Rights 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: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.118 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.118

Change on year

down 14.5%

World rank

169th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.467

in 1964

All-time low

0.014

in 1970

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for physical integrity rights index in Equatorial Guinea is 0.118, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.467 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1970.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.2814	0.275	0.304	10
1910s	0.298	0.253	0.303	10
1920s	0.2905	0.278	0.303	10
1930s	0.278	0.278	0.278	10
1940s	0.278	0.278	0.278	10
1950s	0.322	0.322	0.322	10
1960s	0.4101	0.148	0.467	10
1970s	0.0153	0.014	0.027	10
1980s	0.2338	0.203	0.254	10
1990s	0.2093	0.155	0.253	10
2000s	0.172	0.154	0.174	10
2010s	0.1616	0.145	0.187	10
2020s	0.1707	0.118	0.23	6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

166 Sudan 0.129 compare
167 Tajikistan 0.122 compare
168 Yemen 0.121 compare
170 Burundi 0.108 compare
171 Eritrea 0.101 compare
172 Myanmar 0.099 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Equatorial Guinea

Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 424 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.172 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.112 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.167 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.172 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.041 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.047 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.172 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights index in Equatorial Guinea?: Physical integrity rights index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.118 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.467 in 1964.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1970.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for physical integrity rights index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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