Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia, Fed. Rep.: Private Civil Liberties Index

Equatorial Guinea
0.27
in 2025
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
0.272
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
159th
Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank
158th

Private Civil Liberties Index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
00.10.20.3190019622025

How they compare

Somalia, Fed. Rep. currently reports 0.272 against 0.27 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia, Fed. Rep. ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 158th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Somalia, Fed. Rep. in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Somalia, Fed. Rep. Difference Ahead
1900s 0.004 0.205 0.201 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1910s 0.004 0.115 0.111 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1920s 0.004 0.1186 0.1146 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1930s 0.004 0.1211 0.1171 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1940s 0.0045 0.1466 0.1421 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1950s 0.0106 0.141 0.1304 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1960s 0.0762 0.2801 0.2039 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1970s 0.0048 0.0793 0.0745 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1980s 0.245 0.075 0.17 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.2585 0.1093 0.1492 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.2954 0.0965 0.1989 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.2941 0.1959 0.0982 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.2625 0.2552 0.0073 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private civil liberties index, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia, Fed. Rep.?
Somalia, Fed. Rep., at 0.272 against 0.27 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia, Fed. Rep.?
0.002, with Somalia, Fed. Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia, Fed. Rep.?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank globally for private civil liberties index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.