What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Equatorial Guinea and Libya?

0.037, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

106 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Equatorial Guinea vs Libya: Women's Political Empowerment Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.449

in 2025

Libya

0.412

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

156th

Libya rank

159th

Women's Political Empowerment Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Libya

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.449 against 0.412 in Libya, a difference of 0.037.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Libya ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and Libya ranks 159th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.039	0.056	0.017	Libya
1920s	0.039	0.056	0.017	Libya
1930s	0.039	0.056	0.017	Libya
1940s	0.039	0.0565	0.0175	Libya
1950s	0.0578	0.135	0.0772	Libya
1960s	0.1011	0.1377	0.0366	Libya
1970s	0.1329	0.1648	0.0319	Libya
1980s	0.3266	0.163	0.1636	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.3685	0.163	0.2055	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.3748	0.1789	0.1959	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.4388	0.3514	0.0874	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.458	0.4007	0.0573	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Equatorial Guinea or Libya?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.449 against 0.412 in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Equatorial Guinea and Libya?: 0.037, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Libya?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Libya rank globally for women's political empowerment index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and Libya ranks 159th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Political Empowerment Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.