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Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.557 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.557
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
116th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2021
All-time low
0.034
in 1970
Years of data
80
1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1946–2025

00.20.40.60.8194619852025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.557 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1970.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Year Value Change
1946 0.035 —
1947 0.035 +0.0%
1948 0.035 +0.0%
1949 0.035 +0.0%
1950 0.035 +0.0%
1951 0.035 +0.0%
1952 0.035 +0.0%
1953 0.035 +0.0%
1954 0.035 +0.0%
1955 0.035 +0.0%
1956 0.038 +8.6%
1957 0.038 +0.0%
1958 0.038 +0.0%
1959 0.038 +0.0%
1960 0.036 -5.3%
1961 0.035 -2.8%
1962 0.036 +2.9%
1963 0.035 -2.8%
1964 0.038 +8.6%
1965 0.038 +0.0%
1966 0.038 +0.0%
1967 0.038 +0.0%
1968 0.038 +0.0%
1969 0.038 +0.0%
1970 0.034 -10.5%
1971 0.034 +0.0%
1972 0.034 +0.0%
1973 0.064 +88.2%
1974 0.257 +301.6%
1975 0.259 +0.8%
1976 0.259 +0.0%
1977 0.259 +0.0%
1978 0.259 +0.0%
1979 0.259 +0.0%
1980 0.257 -0.8%
1981 0.225 -12.5%
1982 0.225 +0.0%
1983 0.225 +0.0%
1984 0.225 +0.0%
1985 0.225 +0.0%
1986 0.242 +7.6%
1987 0.243 +0.4%
1988 0.243 +0.0%
1989 0.243 +0.0%
1990 0.262 +7.8%
1991 0.262 +0.0%
1992 0.281 +7.3%
1993 0.39 +38.8%
1994 0.451 +15.6%
1995 0.49 +8.6%
1996 0.49 +0.0%
1997 0.49 +0.0%
1998 0.491 +0.2%
1999 0.499 +1.6%
2000 0.527 +5.6%
2001 0.536 +1.7%
2002 0.6 +11.9%
2003 0.609 +1.5%
2004 0.624 +2.5%
2005 0.63 +1.0%
2006 0.633 +0.5%
2007 0.635 +0.3%
2008 0.634 -0.2%
2009 0.611 -3.6%
2010 0.637 +4.3%
2011 0.633 -0.6%
2012 0.588 -7.1%
2013 0.694 +18.0%
2014 0.698 +0.6%
2015 0.713 +2.1%
2016 0.715 +0.3%
2017 0.716 +0.1%
2018 0.719 +0.4%
2019 0.791 +10.0%
2020 0.796 +0.6%
2021 0.8 +0.5%
2022 0.724 -9.5%
2023 0.763 +5.4%
2024 0.716 -6.2%
2025 0.557 -22.2%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 0.557 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 0.557 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +301.6% 0.064 0.257
1973 +88.2% 0.034 0.064
1993 +38.8% 0.281 0.39

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.035 0.035 0.035 4
1950s 0.0362 0.035 0.038 10
1960s 0.037 0.035 0.038 10
1970s 0.1718 0.034 0.259 10
1980s 0.2353 0.225 0.257 10
1990s 0.4106 0.262 0.499 10
2000s 0.6039 0.527 0.635 10
2010s 0.6904 0.588 0.791 10
2020s 0.726 0.557 0.8 6

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 113 Togo 0.6 compare
  2. 114 Ukraine 0.578 compare
  3. 115 Philippines 0.561 compare
  4. 117 India 0.534 compare
  5. 118 Iraq 0.521 compare
  6. 119 Kazakhstan 0.513 compare
  7. 119 Mauritania 0.513 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.557 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2021.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1970.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.