What is rule of law index in Guinea-Bissau?

Rule of law index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.169 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 144th out of 173 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Rule of Law Index in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guinea-Bissau: Rule of Law Index was 0.169 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.169

Change on year

down 39.4%

World rank

144th

of 173 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

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 144th out of 173 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

141 Comoros 0.175 compare
142 Sudan 0.174 compare
143 Haiti 0.171 compare
145 Somalia 0.168 compare
146 Turkey 0.157 compare
147 Madagascar 0.148 compare

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More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 62.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 38.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 504.48 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 413.82 (2050)

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 144th out of 173 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.