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.
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 |
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More social development data for Guinea-Bissau
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,800 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.252 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.552 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.509 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.252 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.095 (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 total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.