Guyana vs Switzerland: Democracy
Guyana
2
in 2018
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Guyana rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Guyana
- Switzerland
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guyana or Switzerland?
- Guyana, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guyana and Switzerland?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Switzerland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Guyana and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Guyana ranks 1st and Switzerland 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).