Which has higher strong civil society index, Equatorial Guinea or Eswatini?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.099 against 0.082 in Eswatini as of 2025.

What is the difference in strong civil society index between Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?

0.017, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Eswatini: Strong Civil Society Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.099

in 2025

Eswatini

0.082

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

164th

Eswatini rank

165th

Strong Civil Society Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.099 against 0.082 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 164th and Eswatini ranks 165th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.091	0.3862	0.2952	Eswatini
1910s	0.091	0.387	0.296	Eswatini
1920s	0.091	0.387	0.296	Eswatini
1930s	0.091	0.387	0.296	Eswatini
1940s	0.122	0.387	0.265	Eswatini
1950s	0.153	0.387	0.234	Eswatini
1960s	0.1412	0.2804	0.1392	Eswatini
1970s	0.0209	0.2095	0.1886	Eswatini
1980s	0.175	0.226	0.051	Eswatini
1990s	0.175	0.226	0.051	Eswatini
2000s	0.175	0.2093	0.0343	Eswatini
2010s	0.1534	0.1364	0.017	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.106	0.084	0.022	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong civil society index, Equatorial Guinea or Eswatini?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.099 against 0.082 in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong civil society index between Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?: 0.017, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini rank globally for strong civil society index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 164th and Eswatini ranks 165th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).