Rule of Law in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Rule of Law was 0.1855 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Guinea-Bissau, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.1855 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3344 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1855 standard error, in 2011.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3052 standard error | 0.2759 standard error | 0.3344 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2132 standard error | 0.1934 standard error | 0.2366 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1865 standard error | 0.1855 standard error | 0.1874 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 1 Comoros 0.1905 standard error compare
- 3 Somalia 0.1827 standard error compare
- 4 Seychelles 0.1538 standard error compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1529 standard error compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Guinea-Bissau?
- Rule of law in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1855 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3344 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1855 standard error in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for rule of law?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.