Greece vs Guatemala: Democracy
Greece
2
in 2025
Guatemala
2
in 2025
Greece rank
32nd
Guatemala rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Guatemala
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.
Greece ranks 32nd and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 13 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Greece |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.875 | 0 | 0.875 | Greece |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1980s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Greece |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Greece |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Greece |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Greece |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Greece or Guatemala?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Guatemala?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Guatemala?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Guatemala rank globally for democracy?
- Greece 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.