Freedom Score in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Freedom Score was 33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 33 for freedom score in 2025.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 59 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2012.
That places Guinea-Bissau 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 46 | — |
| 2003 | 34 | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 50 | +47.1% |
| 2005 | 59 | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 40 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 46 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 33 | -19.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +47.1% | 34 | 50 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.12 | 34 | 59 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40 | 30 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.17 | 33 | 44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More social development data for Guinea-Bissau
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % 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 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 score in Guinea-Bissau?
- Freedom score in Guinea-Bissau was 33 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 59 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2012.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for freedom score?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.