Guatemala vs East Timor: Democracy
Guatemala
6
in 2025
East Timor
6
in 2025
Guatemala rank
42nd
East Timor rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Guatemala
- East Timor
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 6 against 6 in East Timor, 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 East Timor ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 10 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | East Timor | 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 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or East Timor?
- Guatemala, at 6 against 6 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and East Timor?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd and East Timor 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.