Institutionalized autocracy in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Institutionalized autocracy was 5 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Institutionalized autocracy in Equatorial Guinea, 1968–2011
Source: Center for Systemic Peace, www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 5 for institutionalized autocracy in 2011.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, institutionalized autocracy in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1968.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is institutionalized autocracy in Equatorial Guinea?
- Institutionalized autocracy in Equatorial Guinea was 5 in 2011, according to Center for Systemic Peace, www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm.
- What is the highest institutionalized autocracy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1969.
- What is the lowest institutionalized autocracy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1968.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for institutionalized autocracy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is institutionalized autocracy rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Center for Systemic Peace, www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm, published as part of Institutionalized autocracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Democracy is conceived as three essential, interdependent elements. One is the presence of institutions and procedures through which citizens can express effective preferences about alternative policies and leaders. Second is the existence of institutionalized constraints on the exercise of power by the executive. Third is the guarantee of civil liberties to all citizens in their daily lives and in acts of political participation. Other aspects of plural democracy, such as the rule of law, systems of checks and balances, freedom of the press, and so on are means to, or specific manifestations of, these general principles. We do not include coded data on civil liberties.