Common Good Justifications Score in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Common Good Justifications Score was -2.24 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-2.24
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 175 countries
All-time high
-1.41
in 2017
All-time low
-3.63
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Common Good Justifications Score in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -2.24 for common good justifications score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -1.41 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -3.63, in 1900.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Common Good Justifications Score in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -3.63 | — |
| 1901 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -3.63 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -2.73 | -24.7% |
| 1961 | -2.73 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -2.73 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -2.73 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -2.16 | -21.1% |
| 1965 | -2.16 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -2.16 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -2.16 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -2.16 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -2.16 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -3.61 | +67.3% |
| 1971 | -3.61 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -3.61 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -3.61 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -3.61 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -3.61 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -3.61 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -3.61 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -3.61 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -2.59 | -28.3% |
| 1980 | -1.78 | -31.4% |
| 1981 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.41 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2.24 | +58.7% |
| 2020 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -2.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.639. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -2.24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6125. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.63 | -3.63 | -3.63 | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.63 | -3.63 | -3.63 | 10 |
| 1920s | -3.63 | -3.63 | -3.63 | 10 |
| 1930s | -3.63 | -3.63 | -3.63 | 10 |
| 1940s | -3.63 | -3.63 | -3.63 | 10 |
| 1950s | -3.63 | -3.63 | -3.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.39 | -2.73 | -2.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | -3.51 | -3.61 | -2.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.78 | -1.78 | -1.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.78 | -1.78 | -1.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.78 | -1.78 | -1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.75 | -2.24 | -1.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.24 | -2.24 | -2.24 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 9.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.4882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Equatorial Guinea?
- Common good justifications score in Equatorial Guinea was -2.24 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -1.41 in 2017.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.63 in 1900.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for common good justifications score?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.