What is political corruption index in Equatorial Guinea?

Political corruption index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.858 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 1979.

What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.476 in 1950.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for political corruption index?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political corruption index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political Corruption Index in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Political Corruption 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: Political Corruption Index was 0.858 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.858

Change on year

up 2.5%

World rank

18th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.97

in 1979

All-time low

0.476

in 1950

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Political Corruption Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for political corruption index in Equatorial Guinea is 0.858, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.97 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.476, in 1950.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Political Corruption Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Political Corruption Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.545	—
1901	0.545	+0.0%
1902	0.545	+0.0%
1903	0.545	+0.0%
1904	0.545	+0.0%
1905	0.545	+0.0%
1906	0.545	+0.0%
1907	0.545	+0.0%
1908	0.545	+0.0%
1909	0.545	+0.0%
1910	0.545	+0.0%
1911	0.545	+0.0%
1912	0.545	+0.0%
1913	0.545	+0.0%
1914	0.545	+0.0%
1915	0.545	+0.0%
1916	0.545	+0.0%
1917	0.545	+0.0%
1918	0.545	+0.0%
1919	0.545	+0.0%
1920	0.545	+0.0%
1921	0.545	+0.0%
1922	0.545	+0.0%
1923	0.545	+0.0%
1924	0.545	+0.0%
1925	0.545	+0.0%
1926	0.545	+0.0%
1927	0.545	+0.0%
1928	0.545	+0.0%
1929	0.545	+0.0%
1930	0.545	+0.0%
1931	0.545	+0.0%
1932	0.545	+0.0%
1933	0.545	+0.0%
1934	0.545	+0.0%
1935	0.545	+0.0%
1936	0.545	+0.0%
1937	0.545	+0.0%
1938	0.545	+0.0%
1939	0.545	+0.0%
1940	0.545	+0.0%
1941	0.545	+0.0%
1942	0.545	+0.0%
1943	0.545	+0.0%
1944	0.545	+0.0%
1945	0.545	+0.0%
1946	0.545	+0.0%
1947	0.545	+0.0%
1948	0.545	+0.0%
1949	0.545	+0.0%
1950	0.476	-12.7%
1951	0.476	+0.0%
1952	0.476	+0.0%
1953	0.476	+0.0%
1954	0.476	+0.0%
1955	0.476	+0.0%
1956	0.476	+0.0%
1957	0.476	+0.0%
1958	0.476	+0.0%
1959	0.476	+0.0%
1960	0.502	+5.5%
1961	0.502	+0.0%
1962	0.502	+0.0%
1963	0.502	+0.0%
1964	0.502	+0.0%
1965	0.502	+0.0%
1966	0.502	+0.0%
1967	0.502	+0.0%
1968	0.616	+22.7%
1969	0.695	+12.8%
1970	0.9	+29.5%
1971	0.9	+0.0%
1972	0.878	-2.4%
1973	0.9	+2.5%
1974	0.917	+1.9%
1975	0.917	+0.0%
1976	0.917	+0.0%
1977	0.917	+0.0%
1978	0.917	+0.0%
1979	0.97	+5.8%
1980	0.886	-8.7%
1981	0.886	+0.0%
1982	0.886	+0.0%
1983	0.886	+0.0%
1984	0.853	-3.7%
1985	0.853	+0.0%
1986	0.853	+0.0%
1987	0.853	+0.0%
1988	0.853	+0.0%
1989	0.853	+0.0%
1990	0.853	+0.0%
1991	0.853	+0.0%
1992	0.853	+0.0%
1993	0.853	+0.0%
1994	0.853	+0.0%
1995	0.853	+0.0%
1996	0.853	+0.0%
1997	0.853	+0.0%
1998	0.853	+0.0%
1999	0.853	+0.0%
2000	0.853	+0.0%
2001	0.853	+0.0%
2002	0.853	+0.0%
2003	0.853	+0.0%
2004	0.853	+0.0%
2005	0.846	-0.8%
2006	0.846	+0.0%
2007	0.846	+0.0%
2008	0.846	+0.0%
2009	0.846	+0.0%
2010	0.855	+1.1%
2011	0.855	+0.0%
2012	0.855	+0.0%
2013	0.855	+0.0%
2014	0.855	+0.0%
2015	0.855	+0.0%
2016	0.855	+0.0%
2017	0.855	+0.0%
2018	0.855	+0.0%
2019	0.855	+0.0%
2020	0.855	+0.0%
2021	0.855	+0.0%
2022	0.855	+0.0%
2023	0.863	+0.9%
2024	0.837	-3.0%
2025	0.858	+2.5%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

Equatorial Guinea's 0.858 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Equatorial Guinea's 0.858 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6615, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1910s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1920s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1930s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1940s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1950s	0.476	0.476	0.476	10
1960s	0.5327	0.502	0.695	10
1970s	0.9133	0.878	0.97	10
1980s	0.8662	0.853	0.886	10
1990s	0.853	0.853	0.853	10
2000s	0.8495	0.846	0.853	10
2010s	0.855	0.855	0.855	10
2020s	0.8538	0.837	0.863	6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

15 Liberia 0.877 compare
16 Somalia 0.87 compare
17 Myanmar 0.859 compare
19 Central African Republic 0.854 compare
20 Zimbabwe 0.852 compare
21 Burundi 0.845 compare

See the full ranking of 176 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 political corruption index in Equatorial Guinea?: Political corruption index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.858 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 1979.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.476 in 1950.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for political corruption index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.