Guatemala vs Honduras: Democracy
Guatemala
2
in 2018
Honduras
2
in 2018
Guatemala rank
1st
Honduras rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2 against 2 in Honduras, a difference of 0.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Honduras ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Honduras |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Honduras |
| 1920s | 0.8889 | 1 | 0.1111 | Honduras |
| 1930s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Honduras |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Honduras |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Honduras |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Honduras |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Guatemala, at 2 against 2 in Honduras as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2018.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 1st and Honduras 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).