Guatemala vs Lesotho: Democracy

Guatemala
6
in 2025
Lesotho
6
in 2025
Guatemala rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Guatemala
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 19 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guatemala ahead.

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 11 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Lesotho Difference Ahead
1900s 0.4 0 0.4 Guatemala
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 2.1 0 2.1 Guatemala
1930s 1.1 0 1.1 Guatemala
1940s 1.8 0 1.8 Guatemala
1950s 1.5 0 1.5 Guatemala
1960s 1.5 1.1 0.4 Guatemala
1970s 2.6 0.3 2.3 Guatemala
1980s 1.8 0 1.8 Guatemala
1990s 3.4 1.2 2.2 Guatemala
2000s 5.3 4.6 0.7 Guatemala
2010s 6 5.9 0.1 Guatemala
2020s 5.5 6.17 0.6667 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or Lesotho?
Guatemala, at 6 against 6 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and Lesotho?
0, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lesotho?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Lesotho rank globally for democracy?
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Lesotho 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.