Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Equatorial Guinea
0.005
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.004
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
134th
Saudi Arabia rank
135th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Saudi Arabia
00.10.20.3178919072025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.005 against 0.004 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.001.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 134th and Saudi Arabia ranks 135th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.012 0.024 0.012 Saudi Arabia
1910s 0.012 0.024 0.012 Saudi Arabia
1920s 0.012 0.024 0.012 Saudi Arabia
1930s 0.012 0.024 0.012 Saudi Arabia
1940s 0.012 0.024 0.012 Saudi Arabia
1950s 0.012 0.024 0.012 Saudi Arabia
1960s 0.0404 0.024 0.0164 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 0.004 0.024 0.02 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.004 0.024 0.02 Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.004 0.024 0.02 Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.004 0.014 0.01 Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0054 0.004 0.0014 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.01 0.004 0.006 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Equatorial Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.005 against 0.004 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
0.001, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 134th and Saudi Arabia ranks 135th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments 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 Elected Regional Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.