Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Free and Fair Elections Index
Congo
0.076
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
0.078
in 2025
Congo rank
153rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
152nd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.078 against 0.076 in Congo, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 153rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1278 | 0 | 0.1278 | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.4183 | 0 | 0.4183 | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.1311 | 0.0423 | 0.0888 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.0711 | 0.0346 | 0.0365 | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.1856 | 0.0241 | 0.1615 | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.2526 | 0.0482 | 0.2044 | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0882 | 0.0656 | 0.0226 | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1092 | 0.0531 | 0.0561 | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0887 | 0.0813 | 0.0073 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.078 against 0.076 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.002, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Congo ranks 153rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.