Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 28.35 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.35 0-100
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
188th
of 206 countries
All-time high
32.4 0-100
in 2016
All-time low
24.02 0-100
in 2006
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2024

01020301996201020241996: 24.9 0-1001998: 24.8 0-1002000: 24.8 0-1002002: 24.8 0-1002003: 24.6 0-1002004: 24.6 0-1002005: 24 0-1002006: 24 0-1002007: 24.1 0-1002008: 24.1 0-1002009: 24.8 0-1002010: 25.7 0-1002011: 25.7 0-1002012: 25.7 0-1002013: 25 0-1002014: 32.3 0-1002015: 31.9 0-1002016: 32.4 0-1002017: 31.8 0-1002018: 32.2 0-1002019: 31.7 0-1002020: 30.7 0-1002021: 31.1 0-1002022: 28.5 0-1002023: 28.9 0-1002024: 28.3 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance score in Equatorial Guinea is 28.35 0-100, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 32.4 0-100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.02 0-100, in 2006.

That places Equatorial Guinea 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) in Equatorial Guinea, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 24.86 0-100
1998 24.75 0-100 -0.4%
2000 24.79 0-100 +0.2%
2002 24.79 0-100 +0.0%
2003 24.64 0-100 -0.6%
2004 24.62 0-100 -0.1%
2005 24.05 0-100 -2.3%
2006 24.02 0-100 -0.1%
2007 24.06 0-100 +0.2%
2008 24.1 0-100 +0.1%
2009 24.76 0-100 +2.8%
2010 25.73 0-100 +3.9%
2011 25.66 0-100 -0.3%
2012 25.66 0-100 +0.0%
2013 25.03 0-100 -2.4%
2014 32.33 0-100 +29.2%
2015 31.94 0-100 -1.2%
2016 32.4 0-100 +1.4%
2017 31.8 0-100 -1.9%
2018 32.19 0-100 +1.3%
2019 31.71 0-100 -1.5%
2020 30.68 0-100 -3.2%
2021 31.09 0-100 +1.3%
2022 28.48 0-100 -8.4%
2023 28.93 0-100 +1.6%
2024 28.35 0-100 -2.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 28.35 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.55 0-100, 57% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 28.35 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.26 0-100, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +29.2% 25.03 0-100 32.33 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.81 0-100 24.75 0-100 24.86 0-100 2
2000s 24.43 0-100 24.02 0-100 24.79 0-100 9
2010s 29.45 0-100 25.03 0-100 32.4 0-100 10
2020s 29.51 0-100 28.35 0-100 31.09 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 185 Iraq 29.92 0-100 compare
  2. 186 Congo 29.75 0-100 compare
  3. 187 Lebanon 29.37 0-100 compare
  4. 189 Comoros 27.84 0-100 compare
  5. 190 Liberia 27.11 0-100 compare
  6. 191 North Korea 26.62 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in Equatorial Guinea?
Government effectiveness - governance score in Equatorial Guinea was 28.35 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 32.4 0-100 in 2016.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 24.02 0-100 in 2006.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 188th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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