Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Political opposition

Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0 0 0 β€”
1950s 0 0 0 β€”
1960s 0.2 0 0.2 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 0 0 0 β€”
1990s 0.7 0.6 0.1 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 0 1 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 1 0.8333 0.1667 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for political opposition?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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