Guatemala vs Poland: Democracy

Guatemala
6
in 2025
Poland
6
in 2025
Guatemala rank
42nd
Poland rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Guatemala
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 21 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Poland 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 1 0 1 Guatemala
1860s 1 0 1 Guatemala
1910s 0 1.5 1.5 Poland
1920s 2.1 5.3 3.2 Poland
1930s 1.22 3 1.78 Poland
1940s 3 1.5 1.5 Guatemala
1950s 1.5 1.2 0.3 Guatemala
1960s 1.5 0.2 1.3 Guatemala
1970s 2.6 0 2.6 Guatemala
1980s 1.8 0.3 1.5 Guatemala
1990s 3.4 7.7 4.3 Poland
2000s 5.3 8.2 2.9 Poland
2010s 6 7.5 1.5 Poland
2020s 5.5 6 0.5 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or Poland?
Guatemala, at 6 against 6 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and Poland?
0, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Poland?
165 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Poland 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.