Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Political civil liberties index

Equatorial Guinea
0.117
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.083
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
160th
Saudi Arabia rank
163rd

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Saudi Arabia
00.10.20.3178919072025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.117 against 0.083 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.034.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 160th and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 12 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0592 0.0577 0.0015 Equatorial Guinea
1910s 0.062 0.052 0.01 Equatorial Guinea
1920s 0.062 0.052 0.01 Equatorial Guinea
1930s 0.062 0.0506 0.0114 Equatorial Guinea
1940s 0.0685 0.05 0.0185 Equatorial Guinea
1950s 0.1037 0.0754 0.0283 Equatorial Guinea
1960s 0.1816 0.093 0.0886 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 0.0123 0.0831 0.0708 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.13 0.0796 0.0504 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.1618 0.0816 0.0802 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.1774 0.0883 0.0891 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.1633 0.0816 0.0817 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.1303 0.072 0.0583 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Equatorial Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.117 against 0.083 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
0.034, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 160th and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed