Political Corruption Index in Guinea
Guinea: Political Corruption Index was 0.808 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Corruption Index in Guinea, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.808 for political corruption index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Guinea peaked at 0.945 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.523, in 1957.
Guinea ranks 30th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.689 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.689 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.665 | 0.665 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6332 | 0.559 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5513 | 0.523 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6172 | 0.609 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.609 | 0.609 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7569 | 0.609 | 0.911 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8759 | 0.819 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9252 | 0.923 | 0.945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8875 | 0.867 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8458 | 0.808 | 0.862 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 political corruption index in Guinea?
- Political corruption index in Guinea was 0.808 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.945 in 2009.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.523 in 1957.
- How does Guinea rank for political corruption index?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.