Guatemala vs United States: Transparent laws
Guatemala
0
in 2025
United States
0
in 2025
Guatemala rank
44th
United States rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- Guatemala
- United States
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0 against 0 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Guatemala ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and United States in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | United States | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Guatemala or United States?
- Guatemala, at 0 against 0 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Guatemala and United States?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and United States?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and United States rank globally for transparent laws?
- Guatemala ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.