Bulgaria vs Guatemala: Democracy

Bulgaria
2
in 2018
Guatemala
2
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 139 shared years of data; in 1879 it was Guatemala ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Guatemala Difference Ahead
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 0.8 1 0.2 Guatemala
1890s 0.4 1 0.6 Guatemala
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.2222 0 0.2222 Bulgaria
1920s 1 0.9 0.1 Bulgaria
1930s 0.4 0.1 0.3 Bulgaria
1940s 0.3 0.6 0.3 Guatemala
1950s 0 0.6 0.6 Guatemala
1960s 0 1 1 Guatemala
1970s 0 1 1 Guatemala
1980s 0.1 0.7 0.6 Guatemala
1990s 2 1.4 0.6 Bulgaria
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bulgaria or Guatemala?
Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Guatemala as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bulgaria and Guatemala?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guatemala?
139 years are reported by both, from 1879 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Guatemala rank globally for democracy?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).