Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Guinea
0.337
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0.361
in 2025
Guinea rank
118th
Guinea-Bissau rank
115th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.361 against 0.337 in Guinea, a difference of 0.024.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea ranks 118th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 115th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.049 | 0.0447 | 0.0043 | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.064 | 0.036 | 0.028 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1866 | 0.2382 | 0.0516 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.2623 | 0.3762 | 0.1139 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.2449 | 0.3284 | 0.0835 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.199 | 0.4142 | 0.2152 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.361 against 0.337 in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.024, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Guinea ranks 118th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 115th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.