Engaged Society Score in Guatemala
Guatemala: Engaged Society Score was 0.577 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.577
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1945
All-time low
-2.28
in 1899
Years of data
236
1789–2025
Engaged Society Score in Guatemala, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.577 for engaged society score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, engaged society score in Guatemala peaked at 1.16 in 1945 and was at its lowest, -2.28, in 1899.
That places Guatemala 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Engaged Society Score in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -0.578 | — |
| 1790 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -1.9 | +228.9% |
| 1812 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.388 | -120.4% |
| 1824 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | -0.559 | -244.1% |
| 1839 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -2.28 | +307.7% |
| 1900 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -1.78 | -21.8% |
| 1921 | -0.818 | -54.1% |
| 1922 | -0.818 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.818 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.818 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.818 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.818 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.818 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.818 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.818 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -1.12 | +37.4% |
| 1931 | -1.61 | +43.4% |
| 1932 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -1.07 | -33.6% |
| 1945 | 1.16 | -208.0% |
| 1946 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.663 | -42.6% |
| 1955 | -0.793 | -219.6% |
| 1956 | -0.955 | +20.4% |
| 1957 | -0.727 | -23.9% |
| 1958 | -0.727 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.727 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -0.727 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.727 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.727 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -1.2 | +65.6% |
| 1964 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.699 | -41.9% |
| 1967 | -0.564 | -19.3% |
| 1968 | -0.564 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.564 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.564 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.564 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.564 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.564 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.714 | +26.6% |
| 1975 | -0.714 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.714 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.714 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -1.23 | +72.3% |
| 1979 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.05 | -14.2% |
| 1985 | -0.696 | -34.0% |
| 1986 | -0.084 | -87.9% |
| 1987 | -0.084 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -0.084 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -0.084 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.084 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -0.084 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.076 | -190.5% |
| 1993 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.49 | +544.7% |
| 1997 | 0.961 | +96.1% |
| 1998 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.914 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.832 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.935 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.772 | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.858 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.309 | -64.0% |
| 2019 | 0.657 | +112.6% |
| 2020 | 0.613 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.509 | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.577 | +13.4% |
| 2025 | 0.577 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.577 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7405, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.577 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.578 | -0.578 | -0.578 | 1 |
| 1790s | -0.578 | -0.578 | -0.578 | 10 |
| 1800s | -0.578 | -0.578 | -0.578 | 10 |
| 1810s | -1.77 | -1.9 | -0.578 | 10 |
| 1820s | -0.1207 | -1.9 | 0.388 | 9 |
| 1830s | 0.1986 | -0.559 | 0.388 | 10 |
| 1840s | -0.559 | -0.559 | -0.559 | 10 |
| 1850s | -0.559 | -0.559 | -0.559 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.559 | -0.559 | -0.559 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.559 | -0.559 | -0.559 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.559 | -0.559 | -0.559 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.731 | -2.28 | -0.559 | 10 |
| 1900s | -2.28 | -2.28 | -2.28 | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.28 | -2.28 | -2.28 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.9145 | -1.78 | -0.818 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.56 | -1.61 | -1.12 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1738 | -1.61 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1358 | -0.955 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8184 | -1.2 | -0.564 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7572 | -1.23 | -0.564 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7007 | -1.23 | -0.084 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3509 | -0.084 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7855 | 0.309 | 0.935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.549 | 0.509 | 0.613 | 6 |
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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 engaged society score in Guatemala?
- Engaged society score in Guatemala was 0.577 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest engaged society score recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1945.
- What is the lowest engaged society score recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.28 in 1899.
- How does Guatemala rank for engaged society score?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is engaged society score rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Engaged Society Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.