Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 152 Burundi 1 compare
- 152 Cameroon 1 compare
- 152 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 152 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 152 Haiti 1 compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 152 Libya 1 compare
- 152 Togo 1 compare
- 152 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 1 compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0727 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.94 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Guinea-Bissau?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Guinea-Bissau was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.