Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea is -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2018.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.1% |
| 2014 | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.2073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 7.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.8846 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 rule of law - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea was -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.