Liberal Political Institutions Index in Guinea

Guinea: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.273 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.273
Change on year
up 24.1%
World rank
140th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.314
in 2016
All-time low
0.088
in 1969
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Guinea, 1900–2025

0.10.150.20.250.3190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.273 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Guinea peaked at 0.314 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.088, in 1969.

Guinea ranks 140th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.107 0.107 0.107 10
1910s 0.1084 0.107 0.109 10
1920s 0.1104 0.109 0.111 10
1930s 0.1152 0.113 0.117 10
1940s 0.1301 0.117 0.158 10
1950s 0.1502 0.123 0.158 10
1960s 0.0946 0.088 0.104 10
1970s 0.089 0.088 0.09 10
1980s 0.1089 0.091 0.129 10
1990s 0.2334 0.145 0.256 10
2000s 0.2457 0.141 0.288 10
2010s 0.2677 0.221 0.314 10
2020s 0.236 0.217 0.273 6

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 137 Djibouti 0.294 compare
  2. 138 Congo 0.287 compare
  3. 139 Libya 0.28 compare
  4. 141 Cameroon 0.27 compare
  5. 142 United Arab Emirates 0.265 compare
  6. 143 Mauritania 0.249 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Guinea?
Liberal political institutions index in Guinea was 0.273 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.314 in 2016.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.088 in 1969.
How does Guinea rank for liberal political institutions index?
Guinea ranks 140th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.