Colombia vs Guatemala: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Guatemala
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
78th
Guatemala rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.
Colombia ranks 78th and Guatemala ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 9 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0.7 | 3 | 2.3 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 6 | 2.1 | 3.9 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Guatemala?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Guatemala?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?
- 218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia 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.
Individual pages
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).