Guatemala vs Timor-Leste: Democracy
Guatemala
6
in 2025
Timor-Leste
6
in 2025
Guatemala rank
42nd
Timor-Leste rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Guatemala
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 6 against 6 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 10 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Timor-Leste | 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 | 0 | 1.5 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 3.4 | 0 | 3.4 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or Timor-Leste?
- Guatemala, at 6 against 6 in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and Timor-Leste?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Timor-Leste?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Timor-Leste rank globally for democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste 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
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.