Electoral democracy in Guinea
Guinea: Electoral democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electoral democracy in Guinea, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electoral democracy in Guinea is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Guinea peaked at 1 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places Guinea 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 142 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 142 Bahrain 0 compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 142 Belarus 0 compare
- 142 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 142 China 0 compare
- 142 Cuba 0 compare
- 142 Eritrea 0 compare
- 142 Eswatini 0 compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 142 Haiti 0 compare
- 142 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 142 Jordan 0 compare
- 142 Kuwait 0 compare
- 142 Laos 0 compare
- 142 Libya 0 compare
- 142 Madagascar 0 compare
- 142 Mali 0 compare
- 142 Morocco 0 compare
- 142 Myanmar 0 compare
- 142 Niger 0 compare
- 142 North Korea 0 compare
- 142 Oman 0 compare
- 142 Palestine 0 compare
- 142 Qatar 0 compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 142 Somalia 0 compare
- 142 South Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Sudan 0 compare
- 142 Syria 0 compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 142 Vatican 0 compare
- 142 Vietnam 0 compare
- 142 Yemen 0 compare
More social development data for Guinea
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 47,692 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.187 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.56 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.424 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.187 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.12 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electoral democracy in Guinea?
- Electoral democracy in Guinea was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1958.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Guinea rank for electoral democracy?
- Guinea ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.