Bhutan vs Guatemala: Democracy
Bhutan
6
in 2025
Guatemala
6
in 2025
Bhutan rank
78th
Guatemala rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Bhutan
- Guatemala
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6 against 6 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 220 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.
Bhutan ranks 78th and Guatemala ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Guatemala |
| 1850s | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2 | 6 | 4 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Guatemala?
- Bhutan, at 6 against 6 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Guatemala?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Guatemala?
- 220 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Guatemala rank globally for democracy?
- Bhutan ranks 78th and Guatemala ranks 78th 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
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).