Legislative Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.144 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.144
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.153
in 1964
All-time low
0.033
in 1970
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.144 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.153 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.033, in 1970.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1 | — |
| 1961 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.153 | +53.0% |
| 1965 | 0.153 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.153 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.153 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.153 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.13 | -15.0% |
| 1970 | 0.033 | -74.6% |
| 1971 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.039 | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.034 | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.151 | +344.1% |
| 1981 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.104 | -31.1% |
| 1985 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.137 | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.132 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.144 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.144 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.144 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.352, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1295 | 0.1 | 0.153 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0343 | 0.033 | 0.039 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1228 | 0.104 | 0.151 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1271 | 0.104 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.142 | 0.132 | 0.144 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 146 Central African Republic 0.158 compare
- 147 Tajikistan 0.148 compare
- 148 Gabon 0.145 compare
- 150 Djibouti 0.141 compare
- 151 Bangladesh 0.136 compare
- 152 Turkey 0.133 compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Legislative checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.144 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.153 in 1964.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 in 1970.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.