Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian Dynasty#Hereditary dictatorship
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 15/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 48.7/100 #118
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.172
- HDI
- 0.674
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian Dynasty#Hereditary dictatorship
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Equatorial Guinea | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |
| Vice President of Equatorial Guinea | Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 27.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.0% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 15 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.172
- Liberal
- 0.047
- Participatory
- 0.041
- Deliberative
- 0.045
- Egalitarian
- 0.108
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 48.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #118 / 180
- Rank change
- +9 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #136
- 32.1
- Economic #160
- 27.7
- Legal #120
- 49.6
- Social #120
- 50.4
- Safety #74
- 83.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.7 | 118 | 32.1 | 27.7 | 49.6 | 50.4 | 83.6 |
| 2024 | 46.5 | 127 | 33.6 | 31.5 | 41.0 | 49.1 | 77.4 |
| 2023 | 50.4 | 120 | 43.9 | 36.9 | 57.9 | 39.6 | 73.5 |
| 2022 | 44.0 | 141 | 42.7 | 24.5 | 44.3 | 44.3 | 64.0 |
| 2021 | 44.3 | 164 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 43.6 | 165 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2019 | 41.7 | 165 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 33.5 | 171 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 33.5 | 171 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 33.5 | 168 | - | - | - | - | 62.9 |
| 2015 | 33.8 | 167 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2014 | 32.1 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 32.8 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 86.0 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 79.0 | 167 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 65.5 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 59.3 | 156 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 65.3 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 48.0 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 44.0 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |