Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 26/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 52.5/100 #103
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.187
- HDI
- 0.500
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Guinea | Mamady Doumbouya |
| Prime Minister of Guinea | Bah Oury |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 29.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 26 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.187
- Liberal
- 0.095
- Participatory
- 0.120
- Deliberative
- 0.095
- Egalitarian
- 0.149
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 52.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #103 / 180
- Rank change
- -25 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #103
- 41.3
- Economic #68
- 47.0
- Legal #86
- 62.4
- Social #69
- 65.7
- Safety #129
- 46.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.5 | 103 | 41.3 | 47.0 | 62.4 | 65.7 | 46.2 |
| 2024 | 60.0 | 78 | 49.3 | 50.0 | 64.6 | 69.1 | 67.0 |
| 2023 | 59.5 | 85 | 60.0 | 46.1 | 62.9 | 60.1 | 68.6 |
| 2022 | 59.8 | 84 | 59.3 | 47.1 | 71.2 | 70.7 | 51.0 |
| 2021 | 64.6 | 109 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2020 | 65.7 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2019 | 66.5 | 107 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 68.1 | 104 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2017 | 66.9 | 101 | - | - | - | - | 54.3 |
| 2016 | 66.9 | 108 | - | - | - | - | 33.5 |
| 2015 | 67.4 | 102 | - | - | - | - | 43.8 |
| 2014 | 68.3 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.5 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 30.0 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 33.5 | 113 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 28.5 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 21.5 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 33.5 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 27.5 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 26.0 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |