Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0002 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Equatorial Guinea 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 37 Djibouti 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Kuwait 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Burundi 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Cape Verde 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Rwanda 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Montenegro 0.0002 units per square kilometre 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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.