Freedom of Association Score in Guinea
Guinea: Freedom of Association Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Guinea stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Guinea peaked at 7 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2025.
That places Guinea 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | -33.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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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 freedom of association score in Guinea?
- Freedom of association score in Guinea was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for freedom of association score?
- Guinea ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.