Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 37.99 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
37.99 0-100
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
158th
of 208 countries
All-time high
51.03 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
36.98 0-100
in 2012
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Guinea-Bissau, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 41.3 0-1001998: 40 0-1002000: 43.2 0-1002002: 44.9 0-1002003: 39.8 0-1002004: 45.6 0-1002005: 51 0-1002006: 46.5 0-1002007: 44.5 0-1002008: 44.8 0-1002009: 45 0-1002010: 44.4 0-1002011: 44 0-1002012: 37 0-1002013: 37.5 0-1002014: 41.7 0-1002015: 43.2 0-1002016: 42.6 0-1002017: 41.9 0-1002018: 44.4 0-1002019: 48.3 0-1002020: 50 0-1002021: 49.6 0-1002022: 48.2 0-1002023: 47.2 0-1002024: 42.8 0-1002025: 38 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Guinea-Bissau stood at 37.99 0-100.

The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 51.03 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.98 0-100, in 2012.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Guinea-Bissau, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 41.26 0-100 —
1998 40.01 0-100 -3.0%
2000 43.2 0-100 +8.0%
2002 44.88 0-100 +3.9%
2003 39.85 0-100 -11.2%
2004 45.59 0-100 +14.4%
2005 51.03 0-100 +11.9%
2006 46.52 0-100 -8.8%
2007 44.5 0-100 -4.3%
2008 44.85 0-100 +0.8%
2009 45.03 0-100 +0.4%
2010 44.43 0-100 -1.3%
2011 43.98 0-100 -1.0%
2012 36.98 0-100 -15.9%
2013 37.51 0-100 +1.4%
2014 41.72 0-100 +11.2%
2015 43.16 0-100 +3.4%
2016 42.62 0-100 -1.2%
2017 41.86 0-100 -1.8%
2018 44.38 0-100 +6.0%
2019 48.3 0-100 +8.8%
2020 49.99 0-100 +3.5%
2021 49.57 0-100 -0.8%
2022 48.18 0-100 -2.8%
2023 47.16 0-100 -2.1%
2024 42.79 0-100 -9.3%
2025 37.99 0-100 -11.2%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 37.99 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.74 0-100, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 37.99 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.64 0-100 40.01 0-100 41.26 0-100 2
2000s 45.05 0-100 39.85 0-100 51.03 0-100 9
2010s 42.49 0-100 36.98 0-100 48.3 0-100 10
2020s 45.95 0-100 37.99 0-100 49.99 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 155 Uganda 39.2 0-100 compare
  2. 156 Togo 38.72 0-100 compare
  3. 157 United Arab Emirates 38.08 0-100 compare
  4. 159 Comoros 37.93 0-100 compare
  5. 160 Algeria 37.81 0-100 compare
  6. 161 Oman 37.37 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Guinea-Bissau?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Guinea-Bissau was 37.99 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 51.03 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 36.98 0-100 in 2012.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).