Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential system
- UN member
- No
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 21/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 51.4/100 #110
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.252
- HDI
- 0.514
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Head of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order | Horta Inta-A Na Man |
| President of Guinea-Bissau | Horta Inta-A Na Man |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2017)
- 1.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 32.2/100k
- Military spending (2023)
- 1.2% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 21 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.252
- Liberal
- 0.095
- Participatory
- 0.128
- Deliberative
- 0.129
- Egalitarian
- 0.171
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 51.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #110 / 180
- Rank change
- -18 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #104
- 41.3
- Economic #114
- 36.3
- Legal #104
- 55.5
- Social #119
- 51.5
- Safety #100
- 72.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.4 | 110 | 41.3 | 36.3 | 55.5 | 51.5 | 72.3 |
| 2024 | 56.0 | 92 | 48.3 | 39.4 | 61.9 | 54.1 | 76.1 |
| 2023 | 61.6 | 78 | 56.1 | 51.7 | 70.1 | 65.1 | 65.0 |
| 2022 | 58.8 | 92 | 51.2 | 50.8 | 68.4 | 62.4 | 61.2 |
| 2021 | 67.3 | 95 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 67.9 | 94 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 69.1 | 89 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 82.1 |
| 2018 | 69.9 | 83 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.9 | 77 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 71.0 | 79 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 62.6 |
| 2015 | 71.3 | 81 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 70.0 | 86 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 71.1 | 92 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |