What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?

0.03, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.107

in 2025

Eritrea

0.077

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

165th

Eritrea rank

167th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.107 against 0.077 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 167th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Eritrea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.055	0.024	0.031	Equatorial Guinea
1910s	0.055	0.024	0.031	Equatorial Guinea
1920s	0.055	0.024	0.031	Equatorial Guinea
1930s	0.055	0.0258	0.0292	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.055	0.3346	0.2796	Eritrea
1950s	0.055	0.2689	0.2139	Eritrea
1960s	0.1242	0.158	0.0338	Eritrea
1970s	0.0136	0.0634	0.0498	Eritrea
1980s	0.156	0.029	0.127	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.156	0.1572	0.0012	Eritrea
2000s	0.156	0.0912	0.0648	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.1548	0.0756	0.0792	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.107	0.099	0.008	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.107 against 0.077 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?: 0.03, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 167th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.