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

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 Venezuela: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Guyana

0.462

in 2025

Venezuela

0.463

in 2025

Guyana rank

110th

Venezuela rank

109th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Guyana
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.463 against 0.462 in Guyana, a difference of 0.001.

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

Guyana ranks 110th and Venezuela ranks 109th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.401	0.04	0.361	Guyana
1910s	0.401	0.041	0.36	Guyana
1920s	0.3982	0.0375	0.3607	Guyana
1930s	0.4017	0.0524	0.3493	Guyana
1940s	0.4104	0.1795	0.2309	Guyana
1950s	0.4034	0.1419	0.2615	Guyana
1960s	0.3875	0.4456	0.0581	Venezuela
1970s	0.4624	0.454	0.0084	Guyana
1980s	0.4592	0.4752	0.016	Venezuela
1990s	0.4852	0.6009	0.1157	Venezuela
2000s	0.5476	0.6445	0.0969	Venezuela
2010s	0.5519	0.5397	0.0122	Guyana
2020s	0.5003	0.452	0.0483	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Guyana or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 0.463 against 0.462 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Guyana and Venezuela?: 0.001, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Venezuela?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Venezuela rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Guyana ranks 110th and Venezuela ranks 109th 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: 30 October 2026

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