Guatemala vs Mexico: Democracy
Guatemala
2
in 2018
Mexico
2
in 2018
Guatemala rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Guatemala
- Mexico
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2 against 2 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 177 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Mexico ahead.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 9 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | Guatemala |
| 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 Mexico?
- Guatemala, at 2 against 2 in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and Mexico?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?
- 177 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2018.
- How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 1st and Mexico 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).