Guatemala vs Poland: Democracy
Guatemala
5
in 2025
Poland
5
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Guatemala
- Poland
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 5 against 5 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 1920s | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Poland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1 | 0.6667 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Poland |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2 | 4.3 | 2.3 | Poland |
| 2000s | 4.1 | 4 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 4.17 | 0.3333 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or Poland?
- Guatemala, at 5 against 5 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?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).