Finland vs Guyana: Democracy

Finland
7
in 2025
Guyana
7
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Finland
  • Guyana
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Guyana ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Guyana Difference Ahead
1890s 2 2 0
1900s 2 2 0
1910s 2.4 2 0.4 Finland
1920s 6 2 4 Finland
1930s 6 2 4 Finland
1940s 6 2 4 Finland
1950s 7 1.4 5.6 Finland
1960s 7 2.4 4.6 Finland
1970s 7 3 4 Finland
1980s 7 3 4 Finland
1990s 7 5.4 1.6 Finland
2000s 7 6 1 Finland
2010s 7 6.7 0.3 Finland
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Finland or Guyana?
Finland, at 7 against 7 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Guyana?
0, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Guyana?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Finland and Guyana rank globally for democracy?
Finland 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).