Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Liberal political institutions index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.232
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0.218
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
146th
Guinea-Bissau rank
149th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Guinea-Bissau
00.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.232 against 0.218 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.014.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 146th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 7 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0666 0.057 0.0096 Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 0.165 0.057 0.108 Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 0.133 0.0531 0.0799 Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 0.133 0.0483 0.0847 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 0.1324 0.049 0.0834 Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 0.1326 0.049 0.0836 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 0.2378 0.0488 0.189 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.0713 0.1283 0.057 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 0.0748 0.1513 0.0765 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.092 0.3211 0.2291 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.2385 0.4558 0.2173 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.2619 0.4936 0.2317 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.2672 0.3968 0.1297 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.232 against 0.218 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
0.014, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 146th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed