Which has higher private civil liberties index, Equatorial Guinea or United Arab Emirates?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.27 against 0.253 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.

What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates?

0.017, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: Private Civil Liberties Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.27

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.253

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

159th

United Arab Emirates rank

160th

Private Civil Liberties Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.27 against 0.253 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 160th of 176 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0049	0.198	0.1931	United Arab Emirates
1980s	0.245	0.198	0.047	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.2585	0.2171	0.0414	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.2954	0.2484	0.047	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.2941	0.3017	0.0076	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.2625	0.2865	0.024	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private civil liberties index, Equatorial Guinea or United Arab Emirates?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.27 against 0.253 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates?: 0.017, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for private civil liberties index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 160th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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