Guinea-Bissau: Electoral democracy index

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Guinea-Bissau

Electoral democracy index

 Latest value 0.421
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.237
 Min - Max 0.012 - 0.536
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.421 index points, an increase from 0.377 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.498 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Guinea-Bissau from 1960 to 2023 is 0.237 index points. The minimum value, 0.012 index points, was reached in 1963 while the maximum of 0.536 index points was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Recent data
Guinea-Bissau - Electoral democracy index - Recent values chart

Historical series
Guinea-Bissau - Electoral democracy index - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which political power is gained and exercised through free and fair elections.

Selected articles from our guide:

What factors determine the exchange rates

International lending and sovereign debt

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Electoral democracy index 0.421 2023 index points
 Liberal democracy index 0.233 2023 index points
 Participatory democracy index 0.197 2023 index points
 Deliberative democracy index 0.220 2023 index points
 Egalitarian democracy index 0.239 2023 index points
 Government accountability 0.708 2023 index points
 Freedom of expression 0.604 2023 index points
 Political corruption 0.806 2023 index points
 Women political empowerment 0.588 2023 index points
 Academic freedom 0.635 2023 index points
 Clean elections index 0.374 2023 index points
 Judicial constraints on executive 0.437 2023 index points
 Legislative constraints on executive 0.615 2023 index points
 Civil society participation index 0.796 2023 index points
 Direct popular vote index 0.020 2023 index points
 Equal protection index 0.648 2023 index points
 Presidential elections 0.00 2023 1 elections, 0 otherwise
 Parliamentary elections 1.00 2023 1 elections, 0 otherwise
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK