Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Democracy
Congo
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Congo rank
87th
Equatorial Guinea rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 87th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 87th of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Congo |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
- Congo, at 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0, with Congo 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 democracy?
- Congo ranks 87th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 87th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).