How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Namibia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – 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.

Guyana vs Namibia: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Guyana

0.462

in 2025

Namibia

0.47

in 2025

Guyana rank

110th

Namibia rank

107th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Guyana
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.47 against 0.462 in Guyana, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 110th and Namibia ranks 107th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 9 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.401	0.117	0.284	Guyana
1910s	0.401	0.117	0.284	Guyana
1920s	0.3982	0.208	0.1902	Guyana
1930s	0.4017	0.292	0.1097	Guyana
1940s	0.4104	0.2942	0.1162	Guyana
1950s	0.4034	0.286	0.1174	Guyana
1960s	0.3875	0.286	0.1015	Guyana
1970s	0.4624	0.2967	0.1657	Guyana
1980s	0.4592	0.3168	0.1424	Guyana
1990s	0.4852	0.5476	0.0624	Namibia
2000s	0.5476	0.564	0.0164	Namibia
2010s	0.5519	0.5578	0.0059	Namibia
2020s	0.5003	0.506	0.0057	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Guyana or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.47 against 0.462 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Guyana and Namibia?: 0.008, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Namibia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Namibia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Guyana ranks 110th and Namibia ranks 107th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.