Guinea is a unitary presidential republic of eight regions. Mamadi Doumbouya seized power in 2021 and won the December 2025 election after a new constitution was approved by referendum in September 2025.
In the 12 Axes register, Guinea leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Guinea 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 administrative regions
Oligarchy
Doumbouya elected December 2025 after 2021 coup
Statist
Activists Foniké Menguè and Billo Bah disappeared in 2024
Non-Interventionist
Stayed in ECOWAS; suspension lifted after 2025 election
Neutral
Army at the centre of the transition
Centrist
Malinke, Fula and Susu among many groups
Mixed Economic
Bauxite and gold mining dominate the economy
Balanced
State shapes mining sector heavily
Moderate
Bauxite and gold dominate exports
Spiritual
2025 constitution entrenches separation of religion and state
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No notable technology policy
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Guinea is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Guinea 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: Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior, CC0, 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].
