Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Guatemala
Guatemala: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Guatemala, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 6 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Guatemala peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Guatemala?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Guatemala was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Guatemala ranks 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.