Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.238 against 0.235 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.235

in 2025

Somalia

0.238

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

162nd

Somalia rank

161st

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.238 against 0.235 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 161st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.005	0.117	0.112	Somalia
1910s	0.005	0.099	0.094	Somalia
1920s	0.005	0.099	0.094	Somalia
1930s	0.005	0.099	0.094	Somalia
1940s	0.0056	0.1251	0.1195	Somalia
1950s	0.0111	0.1285	0.1174	Somalia
1960s	0.0806	0.2506	0.17	Somalia
1970s	0.0143	0.135	0.1207	Somalia
1980s	0.279	0.135	0.144	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.2895	0.0442	0.2453	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.3106	0.024	0.2866	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.3152	0.103	0.2122	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.2875	0.1855	0.102	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.238 against 0.235 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?: 0.003, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 161st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.