What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.993 in 1972.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.85 in 1968.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for political centralization index?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Political centralization index was 0.977 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.977

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

5th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.993

in 1972

All-time low

0.85

in 1968

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea is 0.977, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.993 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.85, in 1968.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.953	—
1901	0.953	+0.0%
1902	0.953	+0.0%
1903	0.953	+0.0%
1904	0.953	+0.0%
1905	0.953	+0.0%
1906	0.953	+0.0%
1907	0.953	+0.0%
1908	0.953	+0.0%
1909	0.953	+0.0%
1910	0.953	+0.0%
1911	0.953	+0.0%
1912	0.953	+0.0%
1913	0.953	+0.0%
1914	0.953	+0.0%
1915	0.953	+0.0%
1916	0.953	+0.0%
1917	0.953	+0.0%
1918	0.953	+0.0%
1919	0.953	+0.0%
1920	0.953	+0.0%
1921	0.953	+0.0%
1922	0.953	+0.0%
1923	0.953	+0.0%
1924	0.953	+0.0%
1925	0.953	+0.0%
1926	0.953	+0.0%
1927	0.953	+0.0%
1928	0.953	+0.0%
1929	0.953	+0.0%
1930	0.953	+0.0%
1931	0.953	+0.0%
1932	0.953	+0.0%
1933	0.953	+0.0%
1934	0.953	+0.0%
1935	0.953	+0.0%
1936	0.953	+0.0%
1937	0.953	+0.0%
1938	0.953	+0.0%
1939	0.953	+0.0%
1940	0.953	+0.0%
1941	0.953	+0.0%
1942	0.953	+0.0%
1943	0.953	+0.0%
1944	0.953	+0.0%
1945	0.953	+0.0%
1946	0.953	+0.0%
1947	0.953	+0.0%
1948	0.953	+0.0%
1949	0.953	+0.0%
1950	0.941	-1.3%
1951	0.941	+0.0%
1952	0.941	+0.0%
1953	0.941	+0.0%
1954	0.941	+0.0%
1955	0.941	+0.0%
1956	0.941	+0.0%
1957	0.941	+0.0%
1958	0.941	+0.0%
1959	0.941	+0.0%
1960	0.913	-3.0%
1961	0.913	+0.0%
1962	0.913	+0.0%
1963	0.913	+0.0%
1964	0.891	-2.4%
1965	0.891	+0.0%
1966	0.891	+0.0%
1967	0.891	+0.0%
1968	0.85	-4.6%
1969	0.923	+8.6%
1970	0.988	+7.0%
1971	0.988	+0.0%
1972	0.993	+0.5%
1973	0.988	-0.5%
1974	0.988	+0.0%
1975	0.988	+0.0%
1976	0.988	+0.0%
1977	0.988	+0.0%
1978	0.988	+0.0%
1979	0.982	-0.6%
1980	0.972	-1.0%
1981	0.972	+0.0%
1982	0.972	+0.0%
1983	0.972	+0.0%
1984	0.953	-2.0%
1985	0.953	+0.0%
1986	0.953	+0.0%
1987	0.953	+0.0%
1988	0.953	+0.0%
1989	0.953	+0.0%
1990	0.931	-2.3%
1991	0.931	+0.0%
1992	0.931	+0.0%
1993	0.931	+0.0%
1994	0.931	+0.0%
1995	0.931	+0.0%
1996	0.931	+0.0%
1997	0.931	+0.0%
1998	0.931	+0.0%
1999	0.931	+0.0%
2000	0.938	+0.8%
2001	0.938	+0.0%
2002	0.938	+0.0%
2003	0.938	+0.0%
2004	0.938	+0.0%
2005	0.923	-1.6%
2006	0.923	+0.0%
2007	0.923	+0.0%
2008	0.923	+0.0%
2009	0.923	+0.0%
2010	0.944	+2.3%
2011	0.944	+0.0%
2012	0.944	+0.0%
2013	0.937	-0.7%
2014	0.937	+0.0%
2015	0.957	+2.1%
2016	0.953	-0.4%
2017	0.953	+0.0%
2018	0.953	+0.0%
2019	0.961	+0.8%
2020	0.969	+0.8%
2021	0.968	-0.1%
2022	0.971	+0.3%
2023	0.971	+0.0%
2024	0.971	+0.0%
2025	0.977	+0.6%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

Equatorial Guinea's 0.977 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Equatorial Guinea's 0.977 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.953	0.953	0.953	10
1910s	0.953	0.953	0.953	10
1920s	0.953	0.953	0.953	10
1930s	0.953	0.953	0.953	10
1940s	0.953	0.953	0.953	10
1950s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1960s	0.8989	0.85	0.923	10
1970s	0.9879	0.982	0.993	10
1980s	0.9606	0.953	0.972	10
1990s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
2000s	0.9305	0.923	0.938	10
2010s	0.9483	0.937	0.961	10
2020s	0.9712	0.968	0.977	6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

2 Belarus 0.99 compare
3 North Korea 0.988 compare
4 Myanmar 0.982 compare
5 Eritrea 0.977 compare
7 Chad 0.976 compare
8 Venezuela 0.974 compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.4882 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea?: Political centralization index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.977 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.993 in 1972.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.85 in 1968.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for political centralization index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026