Greece vs Guatemala: Democracy

Greece
6
in 2025
Guatemala
6
in 2025
Greece rank
42nd
Guatemala rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Greece
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 6 against 6 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.

Greece ranks 42nd and Guatemala ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 15 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Guatemala Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 1 1 Guatemala
1860s 0 1 1 Guatemala
1870s 1.5 0.3 1.2 Greece
1880s 3 1 2 Greece
1890s 3 2.1 0.9 Greece
1900s 3 0.4 2.6 Greece
1910s 2.62 0 2.62 Greece
1920s 3 2.1 0.9 Greece
1930s 1.5 1.1 0.4 Greece
1940s 0.9 1.8 0.9 Guatemala
1950s 3 1.5 1.5 Greece
1960s 2.1 1.5 0.6 Greece
1970s 4.2 2.6 1.6 Greece
1980s 8.8 1.8 7 Greece
1990s 9 3.4 5.6 Greece
2000s 9 5.3 3.7 Greece
2010s 8.5 6 2.5 Greece
2020s 6.5 5.5 1 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Greece or Guatemala?
Greece, at 6 against 6 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Guatemala?
0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Guatemala?
231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Greece and Guatemala rank globally for democracy?
Greece ranks 42nd and Guatemala ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.