Cameroon vs Guinea: Rule of Law Index

Cameroon
0.086
in 2025
Guinea
0.106
in 2025
Cameroon rank
157th
Guinea rank
156th

Rule of Law Index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
0.050.10.150.20.25190019622025

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.106 against 0.086 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 157th and Guinea ranks 156th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.242 0.145 0.097 Cameroon
1970s 0.2314 0.148 0.0834 Cameroon
1980s 0.1733 0.1147 0.0586 Cameroon
1990s 0.1118 0.0961 0.0157 Cameroon
2000s 0.1023 0.0775 0.0248 Cameroon
2010s 0.0909 0.1548 0.0639 Guinea
2020s 0.092 0.1213 0.0293 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Cameroon or Guinea?
Guinea, at 0.106 against 0.086 in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Cameroon and Guinea?
0.02, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for rule of law index?
Cameroon ranks 157th and Guinea ranks 156th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.