Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Ibrahim Index of
African Governance
COUNTRY INSIGHTS
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
MO IBRAHIM FOUNDATION
Contents
What is the IIAG?
Data Table
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All figures have been rounded to the nearest one decimal place.
This means that countries may appear to have the same score, or the
change over time may appear inaccurate, but this is not the case when
all decimal places are taken into account. Countries have been ranked
and trends have been described on the basis of full scores not the
rounded numbers that appear here.
Regional Economic Community (REC) averages are calculated by
applying the RECs current membership configuration for all data years.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) is aware that some sources update their
data sets after our documentation is sent to print. IIAG raw data are correct
as per the date last accessed, which is stated for each indicator within
the Data Portal (www.moibrahimfoundation.org/iiag/downloads/).
South Sudan and Sudan are excluded from all group averages pre-2011
as neither country existed in their current configurations before the
secession of South Sudan in 2011.
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2015 OVERALL
GOVERNANCE SCORE
Categories
categories
sub-categories
14
93
indicators
Sub-categories
Health
Education
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
Welfare
Rural Sector
Infrastructure
Business Environment
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
Public Management
Gender
Rights
Participation
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
National Security
Personal Safety
Accountability
Rule of Law
SAFETY
& RULE OF LAW
countries
54
15
years of data
data sources
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Equatorial Guinea is one of the ten lowest ranking countries on the continent in overall governance,
and in all categories except Human Development.
Overall governance performance has shown deterioration in the past four years as a result of declining
scores in Safety & Rule of Law and Participation & Human Rights, with Equatorial Guinea exhibiting the
third largest deterioration on the continent in this latter category.
Despite Equatorial Guineas relatively low category scores it has shown steady improvement in
Sustainable Economic Opportunity, reflecting progress in Business Environment and Infrastructure.
Overall governance: low scoring country demonstrates negative overall trend.
Equatorial Guinea scores 35.5 (out of 100) in overall governance, ranking 46th (out of 54) in Africa.
Equatorial Guinea scores lower than the African average and lower than the regional average for
Central Africa.
Equatorial Guinea shows overall governance deterioration (-0.7) since 2011.
Equatorial Guinea is ranked 5th in Central Africa in overall governance.
Safety & Rule of Law: deterioration in Personal Safety reverses marginal gains in National Security.
Equatorial Guinea scores 39.3 in Safety & Rule of Law, ranking 45th on the continent.
Within the Safety & Rule of Law category, Equatorial Guineas best sub-category performance is in
National Security, scoring 89.9.
Equatorial Guineas weakest sub-category performance in the Safety & Rule of Law category is in
Accountability, scoring 8.3.
Equatorial Guinea has shown a deterioration (-1.3) in Safety & Rule of Law since 2011. This has been
driven by deterioration in three of the four sub-categories: Rule of Law (-1.4), Accountability (-0.7) and
Personal Safety (-3.1).
Participation & Human Rights: broad-based deterioration in Equatorial Guineas lowest
ranking category.
Equatorial Guinea scores 22.0 in Participation & Human Rights, ranking 52nd on the continent.
Within the Participation & Human Rights category, Equatorial Guineas best sub-category performance
is in Gender, scoring 42.3.
Equatorial Guineas weakest sub-category performance in the Participation & Human Rights category
is in Rights, scoring 11.1.
Equatorial Guinea has shown a deterioration (-4.9) in Participation & Human Rights since 2011. This
has been driven by deterioration in all three sub-categories: Participation (-2.4), Rights (-4.4) and
Gender (-7.9).
All trends referred to are calculated since 2011, unless otherwise specified.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
2014 SCORES & RANKS
OVERALL
GOVERNANCE
SCORE/100
AFRICAN AVERAGE
RANK/54
35.5
50.1
-0.7
46
Head of State
3 August 1979
Head of Government
22 May 2012
Region
Central Africa
REC Membership(s)
ECCAS
Population (total m)
0.8
Urban population
(% of total population)
39.8
Member
22.0
27.6
39.3
Safety & Rule of Law
Human Development
SAFETY &
RULE OF LAW
53.1
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
SCORE/100
SCORE/100
SCORE/100
SCORE/100
39.3
22.0
27.6
53.1
AFRICAN AVERAGE
AFRICAN AVERAGE
AFRICAN AVERAGE
AFRICAN AVERAGE
51.3
49.3
43.2
56.4
-1.3
-4.9
+2.1
+1.2
RANK/54
RANK/54
RANK/54
RANK/54
45
52
46
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SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
SCORE/100
SCORE/100
AFRICAN AVERAGE
RANK/54
AFRICAN AVERAGE
RANK/54
25.7
50.8
48
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
34.1
46.0
45
8.3
35.5
52
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
21.3
40.7
45
PERSONAL SAFETY
33.3
44.0
43
INFRASTRUCTURE
14.9
36.5
48
NATIONAL SECURITY
89.9
74.8
14
RURAL SECTOR
40.1
50.5
42
SCORE/100
AFRICAN AVERAGE
RANK/54
SCORE/100
AFRICAN AVERAGE
RANK/54
PARTICIPATION
12.7
45.9
51
WELFARE
35.8
50.9
46
RIGHTS
11.1
47.3
52
EDUCATION
60.6
48.8
13
GENDER
42.3
54.8
43
HEALTH
63.0
69.9
42
RULE OF LAW
ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
SAFETY &
RULE OF LAW
2011-2014
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
African average
+2.1
+1.2
-0.7
-1.3
-4.9
Data Table
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Score/100; 100 = best
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Change
20112014
OVERALL SCORE
29.8
32.2
32.7
33.1
32.5
33.8
33.9
34.7
35.3
35.6
35.4
36.2
35.9
36.0
35.5
-0.7
39.1
39.1
39.3
39.8
37.6
40.1
39.7
40.6
41.0
40.5
39.9
40.6
39.8
39.5
39.3
-1.3
RULE OF LAW
24.5
24.5
27.3
27.3
27.3
28.6
28.6
28.6
28.6
27.1
27.1
27.1
26.4
25.7
25.7
-1.4
9.8
9.8
24.1
24.1
24.1
30.4
30.4
30.4
30.4
23.2
23.2
23.2
19.6
16.1
16.1
-7.1
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
5.2
5.6
8.1
8.5
9.0
8.6
8.3
9.0
9.7
9.0
8.3
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
6.1
9.2
6.9
4.6
9.4
14.1
9.3
4.5
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3
24.0
14.3
28.6
28.6
28.6
28.6
28.6
28.6
28.6
28.6
28.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
PERSONAL SAFETY
43.8
43.8
41.7
43.8
33.3
41.7
37.5
40.6
41.7
41.7
39.6
36.5
33.3
33.3
33.3
-3.1
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.3
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
56.3
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
68.8
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
0.0
62.5
62.5
50.0
62.5
50.0
50.0
50.0
75.0
50.0
50.0
37.5
62.5
50.0
50.0
50.0
-12.5
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
50.0
25.0
0.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
NATIONAL SECURITY
84.5
84.5
84.5
84.4
84.5
84.6
84.6
84.7
84.7
84.7
84.8
89.8
89.8
89.9
89.9
+0.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
0.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
+0.4
97.3
97.3
97.3
97.2
97.5
97.9
98.0
98.3
98.4
98.6
98.8
99.0
99.2
99.3
99.4
17.1
20.6
20.0
20.5
21.1
21.2
21.2
21.6
20.4
23.2
24.4
26.9
26.1
24.3
22.0
-4.9
6.1
11.7
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
7.3
8.5
12.7
12.7
15.1
15.1
15.1
12.7
-2.4
PARTICIPATION
Political Rights (FH)
Political Participation (EIU)
Free & Fair Elections (BS)
Free & Fair Executive Elections (IREEP)
Effective Power to Govern (BS)
0.0
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
17.8
21.4
21.4
21.4
28.5
28.5
28.5
21.4
-7.1
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
0.0
RIGHTS
12.5
15.7
17.6
19.0
19.0
19.0
19.0
19.0
15.5
15.5
15.5
15.4
15.4
10.9
11.1
-4.4
-17.0
37.3
36.9
36.5
33.1
33.5
33.5
33.1
33.1
32.7
32.7
32.7
32.2
32.2
14.5
15.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
25.0
35.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
45.0
40.0
40.0
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
32.8
34.4
36.1
36.4
38.2
38.6
38.6
38.6
37.2
41.3
44.9
50.2
47.8
47.1
42.3
-7.9
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
37.5
37.5
37.5
37.5
0.0
32.4
44.0
55.6
58.0
60.4
62.8
62.8
62.8
62.8
62.8
62.8
62.8
62.8
62.8
62.8
0.0
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
89.1
89.2
89.2
89.3
89.5
89.5
+0.3
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
33.3
-33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
50.0
75.0
58.3
41.7
41.7
-33.3
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
26.6
26.6
26.6
26.6
17.2
20.3
20.3
20.3
20.3
31.3
31.3
+11.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22.8
22.9
24.7
24.8
23.0
25.1
25.3
26.1
27.0
25.2
25.2
25.5
26.0
27.0
27.6
+2.1
-0.0
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
36.5
36.5
36.4
36.4
36.5
38.9
38.3
38.2
38.3
33.2
32.3
34.1
32.3
31.8
34.1
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
0.0
23.9
23.9
23.9
23.9
23.9
23.9
17.9
17.9
17.9
20.9
20.9
20.9
20.9
19.4
23.9
+3.0
2000
Diversification (AfDB/OECD/UNDP)
Budget Management (AfDB/WB)
Ratio of Total Revenue to Total Expenditure (AfDB/AU/UNECA)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Change
20112014
+0.3
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.7
1.0
0.8
1.0
0.8
1.2
1.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
0.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
43.6
60.1
45.4
42.4
35.1
-25.1
44.4
44.4
44.4
44.4
44.4
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
0.0
99.1
99.4
97.9
98.0
99.5
100.0
99.7
99.2
100.0
99.2
98.0
98.3
96.9
95.8
94.9
-3.4
13.6
13.4
13.5
13.6
13.0
12.3
12.6
12.3
11.9
13.9
13.5
13.2
13.2
13.2
13.2
+0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
+25.0
15.3
15.3
22.7
22.7
15.3
19.4
19.4
19.4
19.4
15.7
15.7
17.6
17.6
21.3
21.3
+3.7
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
0.0
33.3
33.3
55.6
55.6
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
22.2
22.2
27.8
27.8
38.9
38.9
+11.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.3
8.4
8.6
8.7
8.9
9.2
9.3
11.1
13.0
13.1
12.4
10.3
13.9
14.8
14.9
+4.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
17.0
17.2
17.5
17.7
18.0
18.2
18.4
18.7
19.0
19.2
19.5
19.8
19.8
19.8
19.9
+0.1
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
25.0
33.3
33.3
25.0
12.5
29.2
33.3
33.3
+20.8
+1.9
7.8
8.3
9.0
9.4
10.0
10.9
11.4
12.0
12.6
13.0
17.3
19.5
20.3
20.9
21.4
RURAL SECTOR
31.2
31.2
31.2
31.2
31.2
32.7
34.2
35.8
37.3
38.8
40.3
40.1
40.1
40.1
40.1
0.0
37.5
37.5
37.5
37.5
37.5
38.7
39.8
41.0
42.2
43.3
44.5
43.8
43.8
43.8
43.8
0.0
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
16.1
20.2
24.2
28.2
32.3
36.3
36.3
36.3
36.3
36.3
0.0
48.5
48.5
48.5
48.5
48.5
49.1
49.8
50.5
51.2
51.8
52.5
52.1
52.1
52.1
52.1
0.0
28.8
28.8
28.8
28.8
28.8
29.3
29.8
30.3
30.8
31.3
31.8
31.9
31.9
31.9
31.9
0.0
9.2
9.2
9.2
9.2
9.2
16.2
23.2
30.2
37.2
44.1
51.1
51.1
51.1
51.1
51.1
0.0
32.4
32.4
32.4
32.4
32.4
33.5
34.6
35.8
36.9
38.0
39.2
38.4
38.4
38.4
38.4
0.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
46.1
42.3
38.4
34.5
30.6
26.8
27.0
27.0
27.0
27.0
0.0
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
40.2
46.2
46.7
47.4
48.2
49.0
49.2
50.4
52.8
53.6
52.3
51.9
51.9
53.3
53.1
+1.2
WELFARE
23.6
23.6
23.6
23.6
23.6
23.6
23.6
26.4
32.6
32.6
35.8
35.8
35.8
35.8
35.8
0.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
37.5
37.5
37.5
37.5
37.5
37.5
37.5
0.0
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
0.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
37.5
37.5
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
0.0
EDUCATION
+1.6
43.0
51.1
52.1
53.2
54.7
56.2
56.5
56.8
57.0
59.1
59.2
59.0
60.3
60.4
60.6
64.8
64.8
71.3
77.8
78.7
79.6
80.5
81.4
82.3
86.6
83.3
82.4
84.4
84.4
84.4
+2.0
Literacy (UNESCO)
91.4
92.0
92.7
93.3
94.0
94.6
95.2
95.9
96.5
97.2
97.8
98.4
99.1
99.5
100.0
+1.6
30.3
27.3
24.3
21.3
25.5
29.7
29.3
28.9
28.5
31.8
34.9
34.2
37.1
37.1
37.1
+2.8
23.7
20.2
20.0
20.3
20.5
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
0.0
5.0
53.9
63.8
64.6
65.4
66.2
67.1
67.6
68.2
68.7
68.9
61.9
61.0
59.6
63.7
63.0
+2.0
HEALTH
Access to Sanitation (WHO/UNICEF)
87.5
87.3
87.0
86.8
86.5
86.3
86.1
85.8
85.6
85.3
85.1
84.9
84.9
84.9
84.9
+0.0
41.0
42.8
44.4
46.2
48.0
49.7
51.4
53.1
54.6
56.3
57.9
59.5
61.0
62.4
62.4
+3.0
64.5
67.4
70.2
73.0
75.9
78.7
80.1
81.5
82.8
84.2
85.6
86.2
86.8
87.4
87.4
+1.2
97.3
97.4
97.5
97.6
97.7
97.8
97.8
97.7
97.6
95.8
95.2
93.3
91.3
91.3
91.3
-2.0
37.2
37.8
38.3
38.8
39.3
39.8
40.4
40.9
41.4
41.9
42.4
36.7
20.3
15.7
15.7
-21.0
0.0
17.0
16.7
22.7
53.9
49.4
+32.7
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
Undernourishment (WB)
10
CENTRAL AFRICA
OVERALL GOVERNANCE
40.9
2014 SCORE/100
2014 RANK/8; 1=BEST
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
41.2
38.9
33.6
49.7
CAMEROON
CAR
CHAD
CONGO
45.9
24.9
32.8
42.8
44.2
14.3
38.7
45.8
37.9
34.1
30.6
38.2
41.6
22.0
27.9
36.8
59.8
29.0
34.1
50.4
DRC
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
GABON
33.9
35.5
52.2
59.1
28.3
39.3
57.7
61.5
32.4
22.0
48.6
67.6
31.4
27.6
41.2
40.4
43.4
53.1
61.2
66.7
11
DATA
PORTAL
EXPLORE BY COUNTRY
52.5
44.5
58.7
77.6
53.0
43.8
47.0
76.7
61.0 43.9 25.6 54.2 65.1 88.5 52.5 61.0 43.9 25.6 54.2
75.0 63.8 21.7 37.6 49.3 70.5 44.5 75.0 63.8 21.7 37.6
EXECUTIVE
48.0 48.2 36.5 48.0 49.7 50.5 58.7 48.0 48.2 36.5 48.0
SUMMARY
38.0 48.4 47.8 64.5 35.4 67.5 77.6 38.0 48.4 47.8 64.5
71.3
50.8
56.9
45.8
86.8
60.7
57.8
76.3
35.7
68.1
45.9
38.5
34.7
33.0
27.4
38.5
65.8
51.8
52.7
25.5
47.0
52.7
67.8
66.8
53.0
43.8
47.0
76.7
71.3
50.8
56.9
45.8
86.8
60.7
57.8
76.3
35.7
68.1
45.9
38.5
34.7
33.0
27.4
38.5
SUB-CATEGORY
INSIGHTS
14
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