IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Guinea-Bissau

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

2,105,570
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

966,152
Registered Voters (as of Sept. 4, 2025)

74.43%
Average Turnout

19
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.280
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: Aug. 23, 1985

SIGI Score: N/A

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Sept. 24, 2013
Ratified Date: Sept. 24, 2014

HDI* Score: 0.514
Category: Low
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	None	Head of State
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly	Assembleia Nacional Popular	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Umaro Sissoko EMBALÓ (since 27 February 2020)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Rui Duarte BARROS (since 20 December 2023)
Assembly: Guinea-Bissau has a unicameral People's National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) with 102 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two election rounds. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms consecutively.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president in consultation with party leaders.
In the National People’s Assembly, 100 members are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote. The remaining 2 members are directly elected from two single-seat overseas constituencies (Africa and Europe).

Elections

2025-11-23 | Status: Confirmed
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes -
Registered 966,152
Turnout -

2025-11-23 | Status: Confirmed
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 966,152
Turnout -

2023-06-04 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly
Votes 711,058
Registered 893,618
Turnout 79.57

2019-12-08 | Status: Date not confirmed
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2019-11-24 | Status: Confirmed
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 566,473
Registered 761,676
Turnout 74.37

2019-03-10 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly
Votes 645,085
Registered 761,676
Turnout 84.69

2014-05-18 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 606,536
Registered 775,508
Turnout 78.21

2014-04-13 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 615,654
Registered 800,000
Turnout 76.96

2014-04-13 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly
Votes 574,480
Registered 800,000
Turnout 71.81

2012-03-18 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 326,399
Registered 593,765
Turnout 54.97

2009-07-26 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 354,232
Registered 593,782
Turnout 59.66

2009-06-28 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 356,340
Registered 593,782
Turnout 60.01

2008-11-16 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly
Votes 486,873
Registered 593,739
Turnout 82.0

2005-07-24 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 422,978
Registered 538,472
Turnout 78.55

2005-06-19 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 471,843
Registered 538,471
Turnout 87.63

2004-03-28 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly
Votes 449,924
Registered 605,018
Turnout 74.37

2000-01-16 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 361,609
Registered 503,007
Turnout 71.89

1999-11-28 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly
Votes 432,604
Registered 525,329
Turnout 82.35

1999-11-28 | Status: Held
Bissau-Guinean Presidency
Votes 371,025
Registered 503,007
Turnout 73.76

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2025-11-23	Confirmed	-	966,152	-
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly	2025-11-23	Confirmed	-	966,152	-
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly	2023-06-04	Held	711,058	893,618	79.57
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2019-12-08	Date not confirmed	-	-	-
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2019-11-24	Confirmed	566,473	761,676	74.37
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly	2019-03-10	Held	645,085	761,676	84.69
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2014-05-18	Held	606,536	775,508	78.21
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2014-04-13	Held	615,654	800,000	76.96
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly	2014-04-13	Held	574,480	800,000	71.81
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2012-03-18	Held	326,399	593,765	54.97
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2009-07-26	Held	354,232	593,782	59.66
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2009-06-28	Held	356,340	593,782	60.01
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly	2008-11-16	Held	486,873	593,739	82.0
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2005-07-24	Held	422,978	538,472	78.55
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2005-06-19	Held	471,843	538,471	87.63
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly	2004-03-28	Held	449,924	605,018	74.37
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	2000-01-16	Held	361,609	503,007	71.89
Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly	1999-11-28	Held	432,604	525,329	82.35
Bissau-Guinean Presidency	1999-11-28	Held	371,025	503,007	73.76

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