What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.888 in 2025.

What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.086 in 1900.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for women's political participation index?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Participation Index in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Women's Political Participation Index in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.888 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.888

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

110th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.888

in 2025

All-time low

0.086

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.888 for women's political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.888 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.086, in 1900.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 110th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Political Participation Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.086	—
1901	0.086	+0.0%
1902	0.086	+0.0%
1903	0.086	+0.0%
1904	0.086	+0.0%
1905	0.086	+0.0%
1906	0.086	+0.0%
1907	0.086	+0.0%
1908	0.086	+0.0%
1909	0.086	+0.0%
1910	0.086	+0.0%
1911	0.086	+0.0%
1912	0.086	+0.0%
1913	0.086	+0.0%
1914	0.086	+0.0%
1915	0.086	+0.0%
1916	0.086	+0.0%
1917	0.086	+0.0%
1918	0.086	+0.0%
1919	0.086	+0.0%
1920	0.086	+0.0%
1921	0.086	+0.0%
1922	0.086	+0.0%
1923	0.086	+0.0%
1924	0.086	+0.0%
1925	0.086	+0.0%
1926	0.086	+0.0%
1927	0.086	+0.0%
1928	0.086	+0.0%
1929	0.086	+0.0%
1930	0.086	+0.0%
1931	0.086	+0.0%
1932	0.086	+0.0%
1933	0.086	+0.0%
1934	0.086	+0.0%
1935	0.086	+0.0%
1936	0.086	+0.0%
1937	0.086	+0.0%
1938	0.086	+0.0%
1939	0.086	+0.0%
1940	0.086	+0.0%
1941	0.086	+0.0%
1942	0.086	+0.0%
1943	0.086	+0.0%
1944	0.086	+0.0%
1945	0.086	+0.0%
1946	0.086	+0.0%
1947	0.086	+0.0%
1948	0.086	+0.0%
1949	0.086	+0.0%
1950	0.086	+0.0%
1951	0.086	+0.0%
1952	0.086	+0.0%
1953	0.086	+0.0%
1954	0.086	+0.0%
1955	0.086	+0.0%
1956	0.086	+0.0%
1957	0.086	+0.0%
1958	0.086	+0.0%
1959	0.086	+0.0%
1960	0.086	+0.0%
1961	0.086	+0.0%
1962	0.086	+0.0%
1963	0.086	+0.0%
1964	0.086	+0.0%
1965	0.086	+0.0%
1966	0.086	+0.0%
1967	0.086	+0.0%
1968	0.278	+223.3%
1969	0.278	+0.0%
1970	0.389	+39.9%
1971	0.286	-26.5%
1972	0.286	+0.0%
1973	0.389	+36.0%
1974	0.389	+0.0%
1975	0.389	+0.0%
1976	0.389	+0.0%
1977	0.389	+0.0%
1978	0.389	+0.0%
1979	0.286	-26.5%
1980	0.41	+43.4%
1981	0.41	+0.0%
1982	0.41	+0.0%
1983	0.411	+0.2%
1984	0.475	+15.6%
1985	0.475	+0.0%
1986	0.475	+0.0%
1987	0.475	+0.0%
1988	0.669	+40.8%
1989	0.669	+0.0%
1990	0.696	+4.0%
1991	0.696	+0.0%
1992	0.696	+0.0%
1993	0.613	-11.9%
1994	0.589	-3.9%
1995	0.589	+0.0%
1996	0.589	+0.0%
1997	0.589	+0.0%
1998	0.589	+0.0%
1999	0.54	-8.3%
2000	0.54	+0.0%
2001	0.54	+0.0%
2002	0.54	+0.0%
2003	0.54	+0.0%
2004	0.708	+31.1%
2005	0.708	+0.0%
2006	0.708	+0.0%
2007	0.708	+0.0%
2008	0.559	-21.0%
2009	0.559	+0.0%
2010	0.636	+13.8%
2011	0.636	+0.0%
2012	0.636	+0.0%
2013	0.828	+30.2%
2014	0.852	+2.9%
2015	0.852	+0.0%
2016	0.852	+0.0%
2017	0.815	-4.3%
2018	0.76	-6.7%
2019	0.775	+2.0%
2020	0.778	+0.4%
2021	0.757	-2.7%
2022	0.847	+11.9%
2023	0.877	+3.5%
2024	0.887	+1.1%
2025	0.888	+0.1%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

Equatorial Guinea's 0.888 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.922, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Equatorial Guinea's 0.888 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.902, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1910s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1920s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1930s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1940s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1950s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1960s	0.1244	0.086	0.278	10
1970s	0.3581	0.286	0.389	10
1980s	0.4879	0.41	0.669	10
1990s	0.6186	0.54	0.696	10
2000s	0.611	0.54	0.708	10
2010s	0.7642	0.636	0.852	10
2020s	0.839	0.757	0.888	6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

107 Indonesia 0.895 compare
108 Panama 0.894 compare
109 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
111 Kyrgyzstan 0.881 compare
112 Zimbabwe 0.877 compare
113 Morocco 0.87 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Equatorial Guinea

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 1,394 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Equatorial Guinea?: Women's political participation index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.888 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.888 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.086 in 1900.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for women's political participation index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.