Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Institutionalized autocracy
Institutionalized autocracy over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 5 against 5 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 3rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | 4 | 3 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 7.8 | 7 | 0.8 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 7.9 | 7 | 0.9 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher institutionalized autocracy, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 5 against 5 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in institutionalized autocracy between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2011.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for institutionalized autocracy?
- Cameroon ranks 3rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Center for Systemic Peace, www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm, published as Institutionalized autocracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Democracy is conceived as three essential, interdependent elements. One is the presence of institutions and procedures through which citizens can express effective preferences about alternative policies and leaders. Second is the existence of institutionalized constraints on the exercise of power by the executive. Third is the guarantee of civil liberties to all citizens in their daily lives and in acts of political participation. Other aspects of plural democracy, such as the rule of law, systems of checks and balances, freedom of the press, and so on are means to, or specific manifestations of, these general principles. We do not include coded data on civil liberties.