What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.23 in 1964.

What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.003 in 1970.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.169 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.169

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

165th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.23

in 1964

All-time low

0.003

in 1970

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.169 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.23 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.003, in 1970.

That places Equatorial Guinea 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.0364	0.036	0.038	10
1910s	0.0366	0.033	0.037	10
1920s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1930s	0.037	0.037	0.037	10
1940s	0.039	0.036	0.041	10
1950s	0.0645	0.061	0.096	10
1960s	0.1889	0.052	0.23	10
1970s	0.0038	0.003	0.011	10
1980s	0.1937	0.186	0.198	10
1990s	0.1855	0.179	0.192	10
2000s	0.1879	0.182	0.195	10
2010s	0.1828	0.174	0.199	10
2020s	0.1878	0.169	0.213	6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

162 Venezuela 0.191 compare
163 Chad 0.186 compare
164 South Sudan 0.171 compare
166 Vatican 0.154 compare
167 Tajikistan 0.128 compare
168 Libya 0.121 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea

Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Free country 0 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Equatorial Guinea?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.169 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.23 in 1964.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.003 in 1970.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.