Guatemala vs USSR: Democracy

Guatemala
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Guatemala rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Guatemala
  • USSR
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Guatemala ahead.

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

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0 1 Guatemala
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 1 Guatemala
1980s 0.7 0.1 0.6 Guatemala
1990s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or USSR?
Guatemala, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and USSR?
1, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and USSR?
70 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
How do Guatemala and USSR rank globally for democracy?
Guatemala ranks 1st and USSR 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).