Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index

Congo
0.243
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0.252
in 2025
Congo rank
130th
Guinea-Bissau rank
128th

Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time

  • Congo
  • Guinea-Bissau
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.252 against 0.243 in Congo, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 130th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 10 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1900s 0.026 0.014 0.012 Congo
1910s 0.026 0.0195 0.0065 Congo
1920s 0.026 0.0153 0.0107 Congo
1930s 0.026 0.007 0.019 Congo
1940s 0.0509 0.007 0.0439 Congo
1950s 0.1293 0.0078 0.1215 Congo
1960s 0.178 0.012 0.166 Congo
1970s 0.0971 0.0834 0.0137 Congo
1980s 0.1126 0.0949 0.0177 Congo
1990s 0.3139 0.2534 0.0605 Congo
2000s 0.232 0.4236 0.1916 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.2518 0.4482 0.1964 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.2508 0.4007 0.1498 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.252 against 0.243 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
0.009, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
Congo ranks 130th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 29,523 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed