What is human rights index in Guinea?

Human rights index in Guinea was 0.353 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.588 in 2016.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.132 in 1975.

How does Guinea rank for human rights index?

Guinea ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guinea data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Guinea

Name: Human Rights Index in Guinea
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guinea: Human Rights Index was 0.353 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.353

Change on year

up 9.3%

World rank

142nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.588

in 2016

All-time low

0.132

in 1975

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Guinea, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.353 for human rights index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Guinea peaked at 0.588 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.132, in 1975.

Guinea ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.294	0.294	0.294	10
1910s	0.294	0.294	0.294	10
1920s	0.3048	0.294	0.308	10
1930s	0.3116	0.308	0.312	10
1940s	0.3303	0.312	0.353	10
1950s	0.3332	0.239	0.367	10
1960s	0.1577	0.136	0.186	10
1970s	0.133	0.132	0.134	10
1980s	0.2389	0.145	0.341	10
1990s	0.4364	0.345	0.461	10
2000s	0.4518	0.406	0.469	10
2010s	0.5675	0.499	0.588	10
2020s	0.3557	0.323	0.38	6

Countries ranked near Guinea

139 Uzbekistan 0.369 compare
140 Qatar 0.357 compare
141 Palestine 0.356 compare
143 United Arab Emirates 0.339 compare
144 Congo 0.326 compare
145 Libya 0.323 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Guinea?: Human rights index in Guinea was 0.353 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.588 in 2016.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.132 in 1975.
How does Guinea rank for human rights index?: Guinea ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.