Equatorial Guinea

Rank 183 / 190

Presidential Republic·Malabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region.·2M population·Africa

Civica IndexBeta

CI · Q4 2024 (Beta)

10/ 100

90% CI: 6–14

F · Failed / authoritarianQuarterly cadence

Rank 183 of 190. Composite of 4 governance dimensions. Updated quarterly.

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Civica Index breakdown · 4 governance dimensionsweights empirically derived · source-specific inputs

How the 10 is calculated.

Democratic Quality

V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index

27%

contributes 1 pts

Rule of Law

World Bank WGI

26%

contributes 4 pts

Freedoms & Rights

Freedom House

23%

contributes 0 pts

Corruption Control

Transparency International

24%

contributes 1 pts

History · quarterly CI trend

How the index has moved over time.

Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.

Regional rank

Where Equatorial Guinea sits against peers.

Global#183 of 190

Africa#50 of 53

Sub-Saharan Africa

#44of 47

Cohort below n ≥ 8 threshold; using region only comparison.

Electoral Autocracy

#51of 52

Compare with

+ Libya + Sudan + Eritrea

CapitalMalabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region.

Population1,892,516

Current quarter2024 Q4

MethodologyBeta

Government taxonomy

Raw source

presidential republic

Regime type

Civilian dictatorship · 2025

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Civica Index for Equatorial Guinea, 2026-05-07. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/equatorial-guinea