Guyana vs Italy: Democracy
Guyana
7
in 2025
Italy
7
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Guyana
- Italy
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
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).