Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.353 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Guinea, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Guinea stood at 0.353.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.588 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.132, in 1975.
That places Guinea 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.35 | — |
| 1947 | 0.353 | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.354 | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.352 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.354 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.358 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.352 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.367 | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 0.239 | -34.9% |
| 1959 | 0.252 | +5.4% |
| 1960 | 0.186 | -26.2% |
| 1961 | 0.173 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.174 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.158 | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.154 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.151 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.147 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.136 | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.134 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.132 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.132 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.145 | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.148 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.187 | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 0.338 | +80.7% |
| 1986 | 0.341 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.312 | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.316 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.345 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.41 | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.439 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.452 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.455 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.432 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.46 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.461 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.458 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.455 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.469 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.465 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.463 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.416 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.406 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.572 | +40.9% |
| 2011 | 0.577 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.579 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.578 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.563 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.588 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.576 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.565 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.499 | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.38 | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.372 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.358 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.348 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.323 | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 0.353 | +9.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.353 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.353 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Guinea 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +80.7% | 0.187 | 0.338 |
| 2010 | +40.9% | 0.406 | 0.572 |
| 1958 | -34.9% | 0.367 | 0.239 |
| 1984 | +26.4% | 0.148 | 0.187 |
| 1960 | -26.2% | 0.252 | 0.186 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3522 | 0.35 | 0.353 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3332 | 0.239 | 0.367 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1577 | 0.136 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.133 | 0.132 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2389 | 0.145 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4364 | 0.345 | 0.461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4518 | 0.406 | 0.469 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5675 | 0.499 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3557 | 0.323 | 0.38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More economy & growth data for Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 470.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.9019 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 442.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6586 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Guinea?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Guinea was 0.353 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.588 in 2016.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.132 in 1975.
- How does Guinea rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Guinea ranks 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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About this data
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.