Centralization of Political Power Index in Guinea
Guinea: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.739 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.739
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
49th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.959
in 1900
All-time low
0.739
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Centralization of Political Power Index in Guinea, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.739 for centralization of political power index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Guinea peaked at 0.959 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.739, in 2025.
That places Guinea 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Centralization of Political Power Index in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.959 | — |
| 1901 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.951 | -0.8% |
| 1931 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.945 | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.937 | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.909 | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.93 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.909 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 0.911 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.924 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.928 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.912 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.941 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.931 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.85 | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.835 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.825 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.844 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.836 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.826 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.846 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.897 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.857 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.859 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.85 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.845 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.779 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.778 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.785 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.783 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.741 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.819 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.749 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.76 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.739 | -2.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.739 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.739 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.959 | 0.959 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.959 | 0.959 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.959 | 0.959 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.948 | 0.945 | 0.951 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9334 | 0.909 | 0.945 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9113 | 0.909 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.926 | 0.924 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.928 | 0.928 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9329 | 0.912 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8411 | 0.825 | 0.931 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8469 | 0.826 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.817 | 0.778 | 0.859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7652 | 0.739 | 0.819 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is centralization of political power index in Guinea?
- Centralization of political power index in Guinea was 0.739 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 1900.
- What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.739 in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for centralization of political power index?
- Guinea ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.