Bahamas vs Guyana: Democracy

Bahamas
7
in 2025
Guyana
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bahamas
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in Guyana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Guyana ahead.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Guyana Difference Ahead
1890s 2 2 0
1900s 2 2 0
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 2 0
1930s 2 2 0
1940s 2 2 0
1950s 2 1.4 0.6 Bahamas
1960s 5 2.4 2.6 Bahamas
1970s 7 3 4 Bahamas
1980s 7 3 4 Bahamas
1990s 7 5.4 1.6 Bahamas
2000s 7 6 1 Bahamas
2010s 7 6.7 0.3 Bahamas
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Guyana?
Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and Guyana?
0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guyana?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Guyana rank globally for democracy?
Bahamas ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).