Guatemala vs Korea: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Guatemala
0.607
in 2025
Korea
0.607
in 2025
Guatemala rank
43rd
Korea rank
43rd
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Guatemala
- Korea
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.607 against 0.607 in Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Korea ahead.
Guatemala ranks 43rd and Korea ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 18 and Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.039 | 0.04 | 0.001 | Korea |
| 1790s | 0.0278 | 0.04 | 0.0122 | Korea |
| 1800s | 0.025 | 0.04 | 0.015 | Korea |
| 1810s | 0.0304 | 0.04 | 0.0096 | Korea |
| 1820s | 0.1657 | 0.04 | 0.1257 | Guatemala |
| 1830s | 0.2416 | 0.04 | 0.2016 | Guatemala |
| 1840s | 0.184 | 0.04 | 0.144 | Guatemala |
| 1850s | 0.1825 | 0.04 | 0.1425 | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 0.184 | 0.04 | 0.144 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 0.175 | 0.04 | 0.135 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0.178 | 0.04 | 0.138 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 0.1352 | 0.0335 | 0.1017 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0.095 | 0.035 | 0.06 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.099 | 0.0214 | 0.0776 | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.1134 | 0.021 | 0.0924 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.1326 | 0.021 | 0.1116 | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.3086 | 0.0611 | 0.2475 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.3923 | 0.2131 | 0.1792 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.308 | 0.1797 | 0.1283 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.3087 | 0.1878 | 0.1209 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.3822 | 0.2363 | 0.1459 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.5702 | 0.5234 | 0.0468 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.5348 | 0.6436 | 0.1088 | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.5059 | 0.6146 | 0.1087 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.5343 | 0.6123 | 0.078 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Guatemala or Korea?
- Guatemala, at 0.607 against 0.607 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Guatemala and Korea?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Korea?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Korea rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Guatemala ranks 43rd and Korea ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. 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 the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.