Rule of Law in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Rule of Law was 0.152 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.152 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.2313 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.152 standard error, in 2011.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2212 standard error | 0.211 standard error | 0.2313 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1799 standard error | 0.1645 standard error | 0.1919 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1554 standard error | 0.152 standard error | 0.1588 standard error | 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 rule of law in Equatorial Guinea?
- Rule of law in Equatorial Guinea was 0.152 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2313 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.152 standard error in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for rule of law?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.