Free country in Guinea

Guinea: Free country was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
138th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1992
All-time low
0
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2025

Free country in Guinea, 1972–2025

00.20.40.60.81197219982025

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0 for free country in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, free country in Guinea peaked at 1 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1972.

Guinea ranks 138th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 8
1980s 0 0 0 9
1990s 0.1 0 1 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 0.1667 0 1 6

Countries ranked near Guinea

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  5. 138 Bahrain 0 compare
  6. 138 Belarus 0 compare
  7. 138 Brunei 0 compare
  8. 138 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  9. 138 Burundi 0 compare
  10. 138 Cambodia 0 compare
  11. 138 Cameroon 0 compare
  12. 138 Central African Republic 0 compare
  13. 138 Chad 0 compare
  14. 138 China 0 compare
  15. 138 Congo 0 compare
  16. 138 Cuba 0 compare
  17. 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
  18. 138 Djibouti 0 compare
  19. 138 Egypt 0 compare
  20. 138 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
  21. 138 Eritrea 0 compare
  22. 138 Eswatini 0 compare
  23. 138 Ethiopia 0 compare
  24. 138 Gabon 0 compare
  25. 138 Haiti 0 compare
  26. 138 Iran 0 compare
  27. 138 Iraq 0 compare
  28. 138 Kazakhstan 0 compare
  29. 138 Kuwait 0 compare
  30. 138 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
  31. 138 Laos 0 compare
  32. 138 Libya 0 compare
  33. 138 Mali 0 compare
  34. 138 Myanmar 0 compare
  35. 138 Nicaragua 0 compare
  36. 138 Niger 0 compare
  37. 138 North Korea 0 compare
  38. 138 Oman 0 compare
  39. 138 Palestine 0 compare
  40. 138 Qatar 0 compare
  41. 138 Russia 0 compare
  42. 138 Rwanda 0 compare
  43. 138 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
  44. 138 Somalia 0 compare
  45. 138 South Sudan 0 compare
  46. 138 Sudan 0 compare
  47. 138 Syria 0 compare
  48. 138 Tajikistan 0 compare
  49. 138 Tanzania 0 compare
  50. 138 Thailand 0 compare
  51. 138 Turkey 0 compare
  52. 138 Turkmenistan 0 compare
  53. 138 Uganda 0 compare
  54. 138 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
  55. 138 Uzbekistan 0 compare
  56. 138 Venezuela 0 compare
  57. 138 Vietnam 0 compare
  58. 138 Western Sahara 0 compare
  59. 138 Yemen 0 compare
  60. 138 Zimbabwe 0 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is free country in Guinea?
Free country in Guinea was 0 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest free country recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1992.
What is the lowest free country recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1972.
How does Guinea rank for free country?
Guinea ranks 138th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is free country rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Free country
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).