Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
6
in 2024
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2025

234561996201020251996: 21998: 22000: 22002: 22003: 22004: 32005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 32009: 22010: 32011: 32012: 32013: 42014: 42015: 42016: 32017: 32018: 42019: 42020: 42021: 42022: 52023: 52024: 62025: 6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 6 for government effectiveness - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

That places Equatorial Guinea 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Equatorial Guinea, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 2 —
1998 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 3 +50.0%
2005 3 +0.0%
2006 3 +0.0%
2007 3 +0.0%
2008 3 +0.0%
2009 2 -33.3%
2010 3 +50.0%
2011 3 +0.0%
2012 3 +0.0%
2013 4 +33.3%
2014 4 +0.0%
2015 4 +0.0%
2016 3 -25.0%
2017 3 +0.0%
2018 4 +33.3%
2019 4 +0.0%
2020 4 +0.0%
2021 4 +0.0%
2022 5 +25.0%
2023 5 +0.0%
2024 6 +20.0%
2025 6 +0.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 67% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 2.56 2 3 9
2010s 3.5 3 4 10
2020s 5 4 6 6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 163 Belize 6 compare
  2. 163 Brunei 6 compare
  3. 163 Fiji 6 compare
  4. 163 Seychelles 6 compare
  5. 163 Solomon Islands 6 compare
  6. 163 Suriname 6 compare
  7. 163 Tonga 6 compare
  8. 163 Vanuatu 6 compare
  9. 163 Palestine 6 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Equatorial Guinea?
Government effectiveness - number of sources in Equatorial Guinea was 6 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 2024.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,392 data points, 1996–2025
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