Guyana vs Italy: Democracy

Guyana
7
in 2025
Italy
7
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Guyana
  • Italy
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How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 14 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Italy Difference Ahead
1890s 2 3 1 Italy
1900s 2 3 1 Italy
1910s 2 3.2 1.2 Italy
1920s 2 2.6 0.6 Italy
1930s 2 0.9 1.1 Guyana
1940s 2 2.4 0.4 Italy
1950s 1.4 6.4 5 Italy
1960s 2.4 7 4.6 Italy
1970s 3 7 4 Italy
1980s 3 7 4 Italy
1990s 5.4 7 1.6 Italy
2000s 6 7 1 Italy
2010s 6.7 7 0.3 Italy
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Guyana or Italy?
Guyana, at 7 against 7 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Guyana and Italy?
0, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Italy?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Italy rank globally for democracy?
Guyana ranks 1st and Italy 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).