Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Public Sector Corruption Index

Guinea
0.885
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0.877
in 2025
Guinea rank
13th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
0.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.885 against 0.877 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1900s 0.636 0.327 0.309 Guinea
1910s 0.636 0.327 0.309 Guinea
1920s 0.636 0.327 0.309 Guinea
1930s 0.636 0.327 0.309 Guinea
1940s 0.636 0.327 0.309 Guinea
1950s 0.6469 0.327 0.3199 Guinea
1960s 0.5811 0.327 0.2541 Guinea
1970s 0.539 0.565 0.026 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 0.7094 0.7961 0.0867 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.922 0.87 0.052 Guinea
2000s 0.9366 0.9135 0.0231 Guinea
2010s 0.8449 0.8827 0.0378 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.885 0.8777 0.0073 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea, at 0.885 against 0.877 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
0.008, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for public sector corruption index?
Guinea ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public Sector Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).