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
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
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.