Citizen support for democracy in Guinea
Guinea: Citizen support for democracy was 0.0267 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Guinea, 2013–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Guinea is 0.0267, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 134.0% over ten years.
Guinea ranks 59th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Citizen support for democracy in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -0.0785 | — |
| 2014 | -0.0306 | -61.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 | -148.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0268 | +81.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0315 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0297 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0318 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0267 | -16.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0267 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191. (35 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0267 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0037 | -0.0785 | 0.0318 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0267 | 0.0267 | 0.0267 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More social development data for Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Guinea?
- Citizen support for democracy in Guinea was 0.0267 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0318 in 2019.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0785 in 2013.
- How does Guinea rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Guinea ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.