Belgium vs Guatemala: Free and fair elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Belgium
- Guatemala
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1852 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.5556 | 0.4444 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Belgium or Guatemala?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Belgium and Guatemala?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guatemala?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1852 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Guatemala rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.