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
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
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).