Rule of Law in Guinea

Guinea: Rule of Law was -1.47 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
-1.47
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
50th
of 53 countries
All-time high
-0.9817
in 2002
All-time low
-1.54
in 2009
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Rule of Law in Guinea, 1996–2011

-1.6-1.4-1.2-11996200320111996: -1.51998: -1.32000: -1.42002: -0.9822003: -1.12004: -1.22005: -1.42006: -1.42007: -1.52008: -1.52009: -1.52010: -1.52011: -1.5

Source: World Bank Institute.

Analysis

In 2011, rule of law in Guinea stood at -1.47.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law in Guinea peaked at -0.9817 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.54, in 2009.

Guinea ranks 50th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.39 -1.51 -1.27 2
2000s -1.34 -1.54 -0.9817 9
2010s -1.49 -1.5 -1.47 2

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 47 Central African Republic -1.28 compare
  2. 48 Guinea-Bissau -1.31 compare
  3. 49 Chad -1.46 compare
  4. 51 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.6 compare
  5. 52 Zimbabwe -1.75 compare
  6. 53 Somalia -2.35 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law in Guinea?
Rule of law in Guinea was -1.47 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest rule of law recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was -0.9817 in 2002.
What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was -1.54 in 2009.
How does Guinea rank for rule of law?
Guinea ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is rule of law rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Rule of law measures the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, in particular the quality of contract enforcement, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.