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 173 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

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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 173 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.

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 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 173 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

Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.