Guatemala vs Paraguay: Free and fair elections
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Guatemala
- Paraguay
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1 against 1 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Paraguay ahead.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.75 | 0 | 0.75 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.5556 | 0 | 0.5556 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 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, Guatemala or Paraguay?
- Guatemala, at 1 against 1 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Guatemala and Paraguay?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Paraguay?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Paraguay rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Guatemala ranks 1st and Paraguay 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.