Dominica vs Guyana: Democracy
Dominica
7
in 2025
Guyana
7
in 2025
Dominica rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Dominica
- Guyana
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 7 against 7 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Guyana ahead.
Dominica ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Dominica |
| 1960s | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 | Dominica |
| 1970s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Dominica |
| 1980s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Dominica |
| 1990s | 7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | Dominica |
| 2000s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Dominica |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | Dominica |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominica or Guyana?
- Dominica, at 7 against 7 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominica and Guyana?
- 0, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Guyana?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Guyana rank globally for democracy?
- Dominica 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
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).