Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0002 units per square kilometre for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Guinea-Bissau 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 44 Haiti 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 El Salvador 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Jamaica 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Fiji 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Vanuatu 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Armenia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.