Equatorial Guinea is a unitary presidential republic of eight provinces, led by Teodoro Obiang since 1979. Its economy depends on oil revenue controlled largely by the state, and opposition activity is tightly restricted.
In the 12 Axes register, Equatorial Guinea leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Equatorial Guinea sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state divided into eight provinces
Autocracy
Obiang in power since 1979 coup
Authoritarian
Opposition parties tightly restricted
Non-Interventionist
Joined Portuguese-language CPLP bloc in 2014
Neutral
Small armed forces, no active conflict
Centrist
Spanish, French and Portuguese all official
Mixed Economic
State-dominated oil economy
Balanced
Oil revenue controlled largely by the state
Moderate
OPEC member since 2017; oil dominates exports
Spiritual
About 88 percent of people are Roman Catholic
Conservative
Same-sex acts legal; no recognition of same-sex unions
Neutral
No technology promotion or restriction policy
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Equatorial Guinea is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Equatorial Guinea is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: M.Bitton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
