IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Equatorial Guinea

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

1,847,550
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

427,671
Registered Voters (as of None)

93.33%
Average Turnout

11
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.178
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Oct. 23, 1984

SIGI Score: N/A

CRPD Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: March 25, 2022

HDI* Score: 0.674
Category: Medium
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Equatorial Guinean Senate	Senado	Upper House
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	None	Head of State & Government
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	Camara de Representantes del Pueblo	Lower House

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 12 October 1982)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Manuel Osa Nsue NSUGA (since 27 August 2024)
Assembly: bicameral National Assembly (Asemblea Nacional) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 70 seats and the House of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo) with 100 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 7-year term.
Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
In the Senate (Senado), 55 members are elected by plurality vote to serve 5-year terms and 15 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms.
In the House of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo) 100 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2022-11-20 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies
Votes 420,531
Registered 427,671
Turnout 98.33

2022-11-20 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Senate
Votes 420,531
Registered 427,671
Turnout 98.33

2022-11-20 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Presidency
Votes 420,531
Registered 427,671
Turnout 98.33

2017-11-12 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Senate
Votes 273,502
Registered 325,555
Turnout 84.01

2017-11-12 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies
Votes 273,502
Registered 325,555
Turnout 84.01

2016-04-24 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Presidency
Votes 309,158
Registered 332,576
Turnout 92.96

2013-05-26 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies
Votes -
Registered 292,585
Turnout -

2013-05-26 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Senate
Votes -
Registered 292,585
Turnout -

2009-11-29 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Presidency
Votes 273,127
Registered 292,585
Turnout 93.35

2004-04-25 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies
Votes 203,042
Registered 210,514
Turnout 96.45

2002-12-15 | Status: Held
Equatorial Guinean Presidency
Votes 203,042
Registered 215,447
Turnout 94.24

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	2022-11-20	Held	420,531	427,671	98.33
Equatorial Guinean Senate	2022-11-20	Held	420,531	427,671	98.33
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	2022-11-20	Held	420,531	427,671	98.33
Equatorial Guinean Senate	2017-11-12	Held	273,502	325,555	84.01
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	2017-11-12	Held	273,502	325,555	84.01
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	2016-04-24	Held	309,158	332,576	92.96
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	2013-05-26	Held	-	292,585	-
Equatorial Guinean Senate	2013-05-26	Held	-	292,585	-
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	2009-11-29	Held	273,127	292,585	93.35
Equatorial Guinean Chamber of Deputies	2004-04-25	Held	203,042	210,514	96.45
Equatorial Guinean Presidency	2002-12-15	Held	203,042	215,447	94.24

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