Rule of Law Index in Guinea

Guinea: Rule of Law Index was 0.106 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.106
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
156th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.231
in 1958
All-time low
0.061
in 2008
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Guinea, 1900–2025

0.050.10.150.20.25190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index in Guinea stood at 0.106.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Guinea peaked at 0.231 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.061, in 2008.

That places Guinea 156th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.176 0.176 0.176 10
1910s 0.1767 0.176 0.177 10
1920s 0.1784 0.177 0.179 10
1930s 0.205 0.204 0.206 10
1940s 0.2068 0.206 0.208 10
1950s 0.2064 0.182 0.231 10
1960s 0.1449 0.134 0.148 10
1970s 0.148 0.148 0.148 10
1980s 0.1147 0.078 0.15 10
1990s 0.0961 0.084 0.118 10
2000s 0.0775 0.061 0.084 10
2010s 0.1548 0.112 0.176 10
2020s 0.1213 0.106 0.128 6

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 153 Mauritania 0.117 compare
  2. 154 Belarus 0.116 compare
  3. 155 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.108 compare
  4. 157 Cameroon 0.086 compare
  5. 158 Afghanistan 0.084 compare
  6. 159 Burundi 0.083 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Guinea?
Rule of law index in Guinea was 0.106 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.231 in 1958.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.061 in 2008.
How does Guinea rank for rule of law index?
Guinea ranks 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea 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
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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.