Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Guyana
Guyana: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Guyana, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 9 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Guyana peaked at 11 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 88th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2006 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12, 75% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Guyana?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Guyana was 9 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2006.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Guyana ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.