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Elected parliament and government in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Elected parliament and government was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1968
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Elected parliament and government in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.81190019622025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, elected parliament and government in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, elected parliament and government in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Elected parliament and government in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0 —
1901 0 —
1902 0 —
1903 0 —
1904 0 —
1905 0 —
1906 0 —
1907 0 —
1908 0 —
1909 0 —
1910 0 —
1911 0 —
1912 0 —
1913 0 —
1914 0 —
1915 0 —
1916 0 —
1917 0 —
1918 0 —
1919 0 —
1920 0 —
1921 0 —
1922 0 —
1923 0 —
1924 0 —
1925 0 —
1926 0 —
1927 0 —
1928 0 —
1929 0 —
1930 0 —
1931 0 —
1932 0 —
1933 0 —
1934 0 —
1935 0 —
1936 0 —
1937 0 —
1938 0 —
1939 0 —
1940 0 —
1941 0 —
1942 0 —
1943 0 —
1944 0 —
1945 0 —
1946 0 —
1947 0 —
1948 0 —
1949 0 —
1950 0 —
1951 0 —
1952 0 —
1953 0 —
1954 0 —
1955 0 —
1956 0 —
1957 0 —
1958 0 —
1959 0 —
1960 0 —
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 1 —
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 0 -100.0%
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 1 —
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0.2 0 1 10
1970s 0.1 0 1 10
1980s 0.7 0 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is elected parliament and government in Equatorial Guinea?
Elected parliament and government in Equatorial Guinea was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest elected parliament and government recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1968.
What is the lowest elected parliament and government recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for elected parliament and government?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is elected parliament and government rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elected parliament and government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elected parliament and government
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.