Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Liberal political institutions index
Guinea-Bissau
0.218
in 2025
South Sudan
0.199
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
149th
South Sudan rank
151st
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Sudan
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.218 against 0.199 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th and South Sudan ranks 151st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.057 | 0.1469 | 0.0899 | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.057 | 0.148 | 0.091 | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.0531 | 0.1513 | 0.0982 | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.0483 | 0.155 | 0.1067 | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.1592 | 0.1102 | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.2628 | 0.2138 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.0488 | 0.2238 | 0.175 | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.1283 | 0.2019 | 0.0736 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.1513 | 0.2434 | 0.0921 | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.3211 | 0.0467 | 0.2744 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.4558 | 0.1076 | 0.3482 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.4936 | 0.1935 | 0.3001 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.3968 | 0.1947 | 0.2022 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.218 against 0.199 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 0.019, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th and South Sudan ranks 151st 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.