🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau GW / GNB #134

Nomad Score 39.0

Cities 5

Region African Union, Lusophone, Africa, Africa, Western Africa, Least Developed Countries

Currency XOF

📊 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 & 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

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 21 / 100

Interpretation High corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 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

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.252

Liberal 0.095

Participatory 0.128

Deliberative 0.129

Egalitarian 0.171

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 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	-	-	-	-	100.0
2020	67.9	94	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	69.1	89	-	-	-	-	82.1
2018	69.9	83	-	-	-	-	100.0
2017	69.9	77	-	-	-	-	100.0
2016	71.0	79	-	-	-	-	62.6
2015	71.3	81	-	-	-	-	100.0
2014	70.0	86	-	-	-	-	-
2013	71.1	92	-	-	-	-	-
2012	26.0	75	-	-	-	-	-
2010	18.3	67	-	-	-	-	-
2009	23.5	92	-	-	-	-	-
2008	16.3	81	-	-	-	-	-
2007	33.5	107	-	-	-	-	-
2006	14.5	63	-	-	-	-	-
2005	17.0	71	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index

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