Guyana vs Marshall Islands: Democracy

Guyana
7
in 2025
Marshall Islands
7
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Guyana
  • Marshall Islands
02468187519502025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 8 and Marshall Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1890s 2 0 2 Guyana
1900s 2 0 2 Guyana
1910s 2 0 2 Guyana
1920s 2 0 2 Guyana
1930s 2 0 2 Guyana
1940s 2 0 2 Guyana
1950s 1.4 2 0.6 Marshall Islands
1960s 2.4 2 0.4 Guyana
1970s 3 2.5 0.5 Guyana
1980s 3 7 4 Marshall Islands
1990s 5.4 7 1.6 Marshall Islands
2000s 6 7 1 Marshall Islands
2010s 6.7 7 0.3 Marshall Islands
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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