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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Guatemala

Guatemala: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.814 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.814
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
50th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.814
in 2025
All-time low
0.16
in 1982
Years of data
236
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Guatemala, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Guatemala is 0.814, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 236 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Guatemala peaked at 0.814 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 1982.

That places Guatemala 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 236 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Guatemala, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.322 —
1790 0.322 +0.0%
1791 0.322 +0.0%
1792 0.322 +0.0%
1793 0.322 +0.0%
1794 0.322 +0.0%
1795 0.322 +0.0%
1796 0.322 +0.0%
1797 0.322 +0.0%
1798 0.322 +0.0%
1799 0.322 +0.0%
1800 0.321 -0.3%
1801 0.321 +0.0%
1802 0.321 +0.0%
1803 0.321 +0.0%
1804 0.321 +0.0%
1805 0.321 +0.0%
1806 0.321 +0.0%
1807 0.321 +0.0%
1808 0.321 +0.0%
1809 0.321 +0.0%
1810 0.321 +0.0%
1811 0.317 -1.2%
1812 0.317 +0.0%
1813 0.317 +0.0%
1814 0.317 +0.0%
1815 0.317 +0.0%
1816 0.317 +0.0%
1817 0.317 +0.0%
1818 0.317 +0.0%
1819 0.317 +0.0%
1820 0.317 +0.0%
1821 0.317 +0.0%
1823 0.242 -23.7%
1824 0.292 +20.7%
1825 0.329 +12.7%
1826 0.329 +0.0%
1827 0.329 +0.0%
1828 0.329 +0.0%
1829 0.329 +0.0%
1830 0.329 +0.0%
1831 0.329 +0.0%
1832 0.329 +0.0%
1833 0.329 +0.0%
1834 0.329 +0.0%
1835 0.243 -26.1%
1836 0.243 +0.0%
1837 0.243 +0.0%
1838 0.229 -5.8%
1839 0.221 -3.5%
1840 0.226 +2.3%
1841 0.226 +0.0%
1842 0.226 +0.0%
1843 0.226 +0.0%
1844 0.199 -11.9%
1845 0.199 +0.0%
1846 0.199 +0.0%
1847 0.247 +24.1%
1848 0.247 +0.0%
1849 0.247 +0.0%
1850 0.247 +0.0%
1851 0.247 +0.0%
1852 0.247 +0.0%
1853 0.247 +0.0%
1854 0.247 +0.0%
1855 0.247 +0.0%
1856 0.247 +0.0%
1857 0.247 +0.0%
1858 0.247 +0.0%
1859 0.247 +0.0%
1860 0.247 +0.0%
1861 0.247 +0.0%
1862 0.247 +0.0%
1863 0.247 +0.0%
1864 0.247 +0.0%
1865 0.247 +0.0%
1866 0.264 +6.9%
1867 0.264 +0.0%
1868 0.264 +0.0%
1869 0.265 +0.4%
1870 0.27 +1.9%
1871 0.233 -13.7%
1872 0.233 +0.0%
1873 0.233 +0.0%
1874 0.233 +0.0%
1875 0.233 +0.0%
1876 0.233 +0.0%
1877 0.233 +0.0%
1878 0.233 +0.0%
1879 0.233 +0.0%
1880 0.233 +0.0%
1881 0.233 +0.0%
1882 0.233 +0.0%
1883 0.233 +0.0%
1884 0.233 +0.0%
1885 0.233 +0.0%
1886 0.246 +5.6%
1887 0.246 +0.0%
1888 0.246 +0.0%
1889 0.246 +0.0%
1890 0.246 +0.0%
1891 0.246 +0.0%
1892 0.251 +2.0%
1893 0.256 +2.0%
1894 0.256 +0.0%
1895 0.256 +0.0%
1896 0.256 +0.0%
1897 0.256 +0.0%
1898 0.256 +0.0%
1899 0.171 -33.2%
1900 0.167 -2.3%
1901 0.167 +0.0%
1902 0.167 +0.0%
1903 0.167 +0.0%
1904 0.167 +0.0%
1905 0.167 +0.0%
1906 0.167 +0.0%
1907 0.167 +0.0%
1908 0.167 +0.0%
1909 0.167 +0.0%
1910 0.172 +3.0%
1911 0.172 +0.0%
1912 0.172 +0.0%
1913 0.172 +0.0%
1914 0.172 +0.0%
1915 0.172 +0.0%
1916 0.172 +0.0%
1917 0.172 +0.0%
1918 0.172 +0.0%
1919 0.177 +2.9%
1920 0.22 +24.3%
1921 0.232 +5.5%
1922 0.232 +0.0%
1923 0.232 +0.0%
1924 0.232 +0.0%
1925 0.232 +0.0%
1926 0.232 +0.0%
1927 0.232 +0.0%
1928 0.232 +0.0%
1929 0.232 +0.0%
1930 0.231 -0.4%
1931 0.183 -20.8%
1932 0.184 +0.5%
1933 0.184 +0.0%
1934 0.184 +0.0%
1935 0.184 +0.0%
1936 0.182 -1.1%
1937 0.182 +0.0%
1938 0.182 +0.0%
1939 0.182 +0.0%
1940 0.182 +0.0%
1941 0.182 +0.0%
1942 0.182 +0.0%
1943 0.18 -1.1%
1944 0.241 +33.9%
1945 0.496 +105.8%
1946 0.495 -0.2%
1947 0.492 -0.6%
1948 0.48 -2.4%
1949 0.479 -0.2%
1950 0.472 -1.5%
1951 0.472 +0.0%
1952 0.469 -0.6%
1953 0.384 -18.1%
1954 0.292 -24.0%
1955 0.194 -33.6%
1956 0.231 +19.1%
1957 0.231 +0.0%
1958 0.24 +3.9%
1959 0.24 +0.0%
1960 0.236 -1.7%
1961 0.236 +0.0%
1962 0.229 -3.0%
1963 0.199 -13.1%
1964 0.192 -3.5%
1965 0.192 +0.0%
1966 0.249 +29.7%
1967 0.25 +0.4%
1968 0.246 -1.6%
1969 0.245 -0.4%
1970 0.228 -6.9%
1971 0.228 +0.0%
1972 0.228 +0.0%
1973 0.227 -0.4%
1974 0.224 -1.3%
1975 0.228 +1.8%
1976 0.226 -0.9%
1977 0.221 -2.2%
1978 0.187 -15.4%
1979 0.186 -0.5%
1980 0.185 -0.5%
1981 0.185 +0.0%
1982 0.16 -13.5%
1983 0.166 +3.8%
1984 0.171 +3.0%
1985 0.199 +16.4%
1986 0.342 +71.9%
1987 0.405 +18.4%
1988 0.405 +0.0%
1989 0.405 +0.0%
1990 0.43 +6.2%
1991 0.424 -1.4%
1992 0.424 +0.0%
1993 0.446 +5.2%
1994 0.467 +4.7%
1995 0.481 +3.0%
1996 0.484 +0.6%
1997 0.494 +2.1%
1998 0.497 +0.6%
1999 0.509 +2.4%
2000 0.611 +20.0%
2001 0.613 +0.3%
2002 0.613 +0.0%
2003 0.613 +0.0%
2004 0.618 +0.8%
2005 0.627 +1.5%
2006 0.625 -0.3%
2007 0.634 +1.4%
2008 0.634 +0.0%
2009 0.635 +0.2%
2010 0.634 -0.2%
2011 0.628 -0.9%
2012 0.627 -0.2%
2013 0.669 +6.7%
2014 0.677 +1.2%
2015 0.686 +1.3%
2016 0.687 +0.1%
2017 0.678 -1.3%
2018 0.644 -5.0%
2019 0.65 +0.9%
2020 0.637 -2.0%
2021 0.586 -8.0%
2022 0.542 -7.5%
2023 0.603 +11.3%
2024 0.794 +31.7%
2025 0.814 +2.5%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.814 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 0.814 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.322 0.322 0.322 1
1790s 0.322 0.322 0.322 10
1800s 0.321 0.321 0.321 10
1810s 0.3174 0.317 0.321 10
1820s 0.3126 0.242 0.329 9
1830s 0.2824 0.221 0.329 10
1840s 0.2242 0.199 0.247 10
1850s 0.247 0.247 0.247 10
1860s 0.2539 0.247 0.265 10
1870s 0.2367 0.233 0.27 10
1880s 0.2382 0.233 0.246 10
1890s 0.245 0.171 0.256 10
1900s 0.167 0.167 0.167 10
1910s 0.1725 0.172 0.177 10
1920s 0.2308 0.22 0.232 10
1930s 0.1878 0.182 0.231 10
1940s 0.3409 0.18 0.496 10
1950s 0.3225 0.194 0.472 10
1960s 0.2274 0.192 0.25 10
1970s 0.2183 0.186 0.228 10
1980s 0.2623 0.16 0.405 10
1990s 0.4656 0.424 0.509 10
2000s 0.6223 0.611 0.635 10
2010s 0.658 0.627 0.687 10
2020s 0.6627 0.542 0.814 6

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 47 Malawi 0.816 compare
  2. 48 Namibia 0.815 compare
  3. 48 Sao Tome and Principe 0.815 compare
  4. 51 Colombia 0.81 compare
  5. 52 Gambia 0.807 compare
  6. 53 Moldova 0.793 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Guatemala?
Liberal political institutions index in Guatemala was 0.814 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.814 in 2025.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1982.
How does Guatemala rank for liberal political institutions index?
Guatemala ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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