Self-reported life satisfaction in Guinea
Guinea: Self-reported life satisfaction was 4.61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction in Guinea, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction in Guinea stood at 4.61.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Guinea peaked at 5.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.51, in 2016.
That places Guinea 115th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.03 | 3.51 | 4.95 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.92 | 4.61 | 5.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More social development data for Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 47,692 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.0107 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 56,626 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 172 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 2,326 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Guinea?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Guinea was 4.61 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Guinea ranks 115th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.