France vs Guatemala: Democracy
France
2
in 2018
Guatemala
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- Guatemala
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Guatemala ahead.
France ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1920s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | France |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | France |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | France |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | France |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | France |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | France |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, France or Guatemala?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Guatemala as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Guatemala?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guatemala?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2018.
- How do France and Guatemala rank globally for democracy?
- France 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
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).