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Rule of law index in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Rule of law index was 0.169 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.169
Change on year
down 39.4%
World rank
147th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.321
in 1961
All-time low
0.145
in 1990
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rule of law index in Guinea-Bissau, 1900–2025

00.10.20.3190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.169 for rule of law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.4% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.321 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.145, in 1990.

That places Guinea-Bissau 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Rule of law index in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.306 —
1901 0.306 +0.0%
1902 0.306 +0.0%
1903 0.306 +0.0%
1904 0.306 +0.0%
1905 0.306 +0.0%
1906 0.306 +0.0%
1907 0.306 +0.0%
1908 0.306 +0.0%
1909 0.306 +0.0%
1910 0.306 +0.0%
1911 0.306 +0.0%
1912 0.306 +0.0%
1913 0.306 +0.0%
1914 0.306 +0.0%
1915 0.306 +0.0%
1916 0.306 +0.0%
1917 0.306 +0.0%
1918 0.306 +0.0%
1919 0.306 +0.0%
1920 0.306 +0.0%
1921 0.306 +0.0%
1922 0.306 +0.0%
1923 0.306 +0.0%
1924 0.306 +0.0%
1925 0.306 +0.0%
1926 0.293 -4.2%
1927 0.293 +0.0%
1928 0.293 +0.0%
1929 0.309 +5.5%
1930 0.309 +0.0%
1931 0.309 +0.0%
1932 0.309 +0.0%
1933 0.317 +2.6%
1934 0.317 +0.0%
1935 0.317 +0.0%
1936 0.317 +0.0%
1937 0.317 +0.0%
1938 0.317 +0.0%
1939 0.317 +0.0%
1940 0.317 +0.0%
1941 0.317 +0.0%
1942 0.317 +0.0%
1943 0.317 +0.0%
1944 0.317 +0.0%
1945 0.317 +0.0%
1946 0.317 +0.0%
1947 0.317 +0.0%
1948 0.317 +0.0%
1949 0.317 +0.0%
1950 0.317 +0.0%
1951 0.317 +0.0%
1952 0.317 +0.0%
1953 0.317 +0.0%
1954 0.317 +0.0%
1955 0.317 +0.0%
1956 0.317 +0.0%
1957 0.317 +0.0%
1958 0.317 +0.0%
1959 0.317 +0.0%
1960 0.317 +0.0%
1961 0.321 +1.3%
1962 0.321 +0.0%
1963 0.321 +0.0%
1964 0.321 +0.0%
1965 0.321 +0.0%
1966 0.321 +0.0%
1967 0.321 +0.0%
1968 0.321 +0.0%
1969 0.321 +0.0%
1970 0.321 +0.0%
1971 0.321 +0.0%
1972 0.321 +0.0%
1973 0.274 -14.6%
1974 0.22 -19.7%
1975 0.236 +7.3%
1976 0.236 +0.0%
1977 0.236 +0.0%
1978 0.236 +0.0%
1979 0.236 +0.0%
1980 0.17 -28.0%
1981 0.149 -12.4%
1982 0.149 +0.0%
1983 0.149 +0.0%
1984 0.149 +0.0%
1985 0.149 +0.0%
1986 0.156 +4.7%
1987 0.156 +0.0%
1988 0.156 +0.0%
1989 0.156 +0.0%
1990 0.145 -7.1%
1991 0.145 +0.0%
1992 0.145 +0.0%
1993 0.171 +17.9%
1994 0.151 -11.7%
1995 0.193 +27.8%
1996 0.193 +0.0%
1997 0.181 -6.2%
1998 0.185 +2.2%
1999 0.177 -4.3%
2000 0.167 -5.6%
2001 0.169 +1.2%
2002 0.158 -6.5%
2003 0.161 +1.9%
2004 0.254 +57.8%
2005 0.254 +0.0%
2006 0.242 -4.7%
2007 0.248 +2.5%
2008 0.252 +1.6%
2009 0.252 +0.0%
2010 0.257 +2.0%
2011 0.249 -3.1%
2012 0.175 -29.7%
2013 0.279 +59.4%
2014 0.305 +9.3%
2015 0.296 -3.0%
2016 0.281 -5.1%
2017 0.286 +1.8%
2018 0.278 -2.8%
2019 0.245 -11.9%
2020 0.265 +8.2%
2021 0.258 -2.6%
2022 0.244 -5.4%
2023 0.26 +6.6%
2024 0.279 +7.3%
2025 0.169 -39.4%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 0.169 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.174, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 0.169 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.306 0.306 0.306 10
1910s 0.306 0.306 0.306 10
1920s 0.3024 0.293 0.309 10
1930s 0.3146 0.309 0.317 10
1940s 0.317 0.317 0.317 10
1950s 0.317 0.317 0.317 10
1960s 0.3206 0.317 0.321 10
1970s 0.2637 0.22 0.321 10
1980s 0.1539 0.149 0.17 10
1990s 0.1686 0.145 0.193 10
2000s 0.2157 0.158 0.254 10
2010s 0.2651 0.175 0.305 10
2020s 0.2458 0.169 0.279 6

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 144 Comoros 0.175 compare
  2. 145 Sudan 0.174 compare
  3. 146 Haiti 0.171 compare
  4. 148 Somalia 0.168 compare
  5. 149 Turkey 0.157 compare
  6. 150 Madagascar 0.148 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Guinea-Bissau?
Rule of law index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.169 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 0.321 in 1961.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.145 in 1990.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for rule of law index?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of law index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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