Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Political opposition
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Gabon
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Gabon rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Gabon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gabon ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political opposition, Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?
- 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Gabon rank globally for political opposition?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Gabon 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
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.