Ecuador vs Guatemala: Democracy
Ecuador
6
in 2025
Guatemala
6
in 2025
Ecuador rank
78th
Guatemala rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6 against 6 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Guatemala ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Guatemala ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Guatemala in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0.6 | 3 | 2.4 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 3 | 2.2 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | Ecuador |
| 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, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Ecuador, at 6 against 6 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for democracy?
- Ecuador 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).