Democracy in Guinea
Guinea: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Guinea peaked at 4 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2007.
Guinea ranks 80th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Democracy in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -50.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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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 democracy in Guinea?
- Democracy in Guinea was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2017.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
- How does Guinea rank for democracy?
- Guinea ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).