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Political centralization index in Guinea

Guinea: Political centralization 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

Political centralization index in Guinea, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.81190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.739 for political centralization 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, political centralization 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.

Political centralization 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 Djibouti 0.748 compare
  2. 47 Burkina Faso 0.742 compare
  3. 48 Somalia 0.74 compare
  4. 50 Madagascar 0.733 compare
  5. 51 Gabon 0.721 compare
  6. 52 Eswatini 0.694 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Guinea?
Political centralization index in Guinea was 0.739 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 1900.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.739 in 2025.
How does Guinea rank for political centralization index?
Guinea ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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