Guinea-Bissau is a unitary semi-presidential republic under a military-led transition since the army seized power on 26 November 2025. The junta has set elections for 6 December 2026, and the economy depends heavily on cashew exports.
In the 12 Axes register, Guinea-Bissau leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Guinea-Bissau sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with eight regions and Bissau sector
Oligarchy
Military seized power on 26 November 2025
Statist
Junta rules by decree under December 2025 transitional charter
Non-Interventionist
ECOWAS and AU suspended it after 2025 coup; CPLP member
Neutral
Army repeatedly intervenes in politics
Centrist
Many ethnic groups, Portuguese creole widely used
Economic Liberal
Cashew exports dominate a market economy
Markets
Small private economy, little state planning
Free Trade
CFA franc zone, open regional trade
Spiritual
Muslims, Christians and traditional believers
Conservative
Same-sex acts legal since 1993
Neutral
No notable technology policy
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Guinea-Bissau is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Guinea-Bissau is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: M.Bitton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
