Guyana vs Maldives: Democracy
Guyana
5
in 2025
Maldives
5
in 2025
Guyana rank
74th
Maldives rank
74th
Democracy over time
- Guyana
- Maldives
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 5 against 5 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Guyana ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | Guyana |
| 1990s | 3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | Guyana |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 6 | 4.2 | 1.8 | Guyana |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 5.83 | 1.5 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guyana or Maldives?
- Guyana, at 5 against 5 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guyana and Maldives?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Maldives rank globally for democracy?
- Guyana ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 74th 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.