Canada vs Guatemala: Democracy
Canada
2
in 2025
Guatemala
2
in 2025
Canada rank
32nd
Guatemala rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Canada
- Guatemala
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Guatemala ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Canada |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Canada |
| 1980s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Canada |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Canada |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Canada |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 0.1667 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Canada or Guatemala?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Guatemala?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guatemala?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Guatemala rank globally for democracy?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.