Guatemala vs Montenegro: Democracy
Guatemala
6
in 2025
Montenegro
6
in 2025
Guatemala rank
78th
Montenegro rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Guatemala
- Montenegro
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 6 against 6 in Montenegro, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Montenegro ahead.
Guatemala ranks 78th and Montenegro ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 13 and Montenegro in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Guatemala |
| 1850s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.43 | 0.4286 | Montenegro |
| 1920s | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2 | Montenegro |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | Montenegro |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 1 | 1.1 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 3.6 | 1 | 2.6 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 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, Guatemala or Montenegro?
- Guatemala, at 6 against 6 in Montenegro as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and Montenegro?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Montenegro?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Montenegro rank globally for democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 78th and Montenegro 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).