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Centralization of Political Power Index in Guatemala

Guatemala: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.059 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.059
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
154th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.797
in 1844
All-time low
0.053
in 2024
Years of data
236
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Guatemala, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for centralization of political power index in Guatemala is 0.059, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and down 71.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Guatemala peaked at 0.797 in 1844 and was at its lowest, 0.053, in 2024.

That places Guatemala 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Centralization of Political Power Index in Guatemala, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.428 —
1790 0.428 +0.0%
1791 0.428 +0.0%
1792 0.428 +0.0%
1793 0.428 +0.0%
1794 0.428 +0.0%
1795 0.428 +0.0%
1796 0.428 +0.0%
1797 0.428 +0.0%
1798 0.428 +0.0%
1799 0.428 +0.0%
1800 0.428 +0.0%
1801 0.428 +0.0%
1802 0.428 +0.0%
1803 0.428 +0.0%
1804 0.428 +0.0%
1805 0.428 +0.0%
1806 0.428 +0.0%
1807 0.428 +0.0%
1808 0.428 +0.0%
1809 0.428 +0.0%
1810 0.428 +0.0%
1811 0.428 +0.0%
1812 0.428 +0.0%
1813 0.428 +0.0%
1814 0.428 +0.0%
1815 0.428 +0.0%
1816 0.428 +0.0%
1817 0.428 +0.0%
1818 0.428 +0.0%
1819 0.428 +0.0%
1820 0.428 +0.0%
1821 0.428 +0.0%
1823 0.682 +59.3%
1824 0.596 -12.6%
1825 0.472 -20.8%
1826 0.472 +0.0%
1827 0.472 +0.0%
1828 0.472 +0.0%
1829 0.472 +0.0%
1830 0.472 +0.0%
1831 0.472 +0.0%
1832 0.472 +0.0%
1833 0.472 +0.0%
1834 0.472 +0.0%
1835 0.655 +38.8%
1836 0.655 +0.0%
1837 0.655 +0.0%
1838 0.745 +13.7%
1839 0.745 +0.0%
1840 0.745 +0.0%
1841 0.745 +0.0%
1842 0.745 +0.0%
1843 0.745 +0.0%
1844 0.797 +7.0%
1845 0.797 +0.0%
1846 0.797 +0.0%
1847 0.661 -17.1%
1848 0.661 +0.0%
1849 0.661 +0.0%
1850 0.661 +0.0%
1851 0.661 +0.0%
1852 0.661 +0.0%
1853 0.661 +0.0%
1854 0.661 +0.0%
1855 0.661 +0.0%
1856 0.661 +0.0%
1857 0.661 +0.0%
1858 0.661 +0.0%
1859 0.661 +0.0%
1860 0.661 +0.0%
1861 0.661 +0.0%
1862 0.661 +0.0%
1863 0.661 +0.0%
1864 0.661 +0.0%
1865 0.661 +0.0%
1866 0.609 -7.9%
1867 0.609 +0.0%
1868 0.609 +0.0%
1869 0.559 -8.2%
1870 0.569 +1.8%
1871 0.626 +10.0%
1872 0.626 +0.0%
1873 0.626 +0.0%
1874 0.626 +0.0%
1875 0.626 +0.0%
1876 0.626 +0.0%
1877 0.626 +0.0%
1878 0.626 +0.0%
1879 0.626 +0.0%
1880 0.626 +0.0%
1881 0.626 +0.0%
1882 0.626 +0.0%
1883 0.626 +0.0%
1884 0.626 +0.0%
1885 0.626 +0.0%
1886 0.577 -7.8%
1887 0.577 +0.0%
1888 0.577 +0.0%
1889 0.577 +0.0%
1890 0.577 +0.0%
1891 0.577 +0.0%
1892 0.577 +0.0%
1893 0.577 +0.0%
1894 0.577 +0.0%
1895 0.577 +0.0%
1896 0.577 +0.0%
1897 0.577 +0.0%
1898 0.577 +0.0%
1899 0.769 +33.3%
1900 0.769 +0.0%
1901 0.769 +0.0%
1902 0.769 +0.0%
1903 0.769 +0.0%
1904 0.769 +0.0%
1905 0.769 +0.0%
1906 0.769 +0.0%
1907 0.769 +0.0%
1908 0.769 +0.0%
1909 0.769 +0.0%
1910 0.764 -0.7%
1911 0.764 +0.0%
1912 0.764 +0.0%
1913 0.764 +0.0%
1914 0.764 +0.0%
1915 0.764 +0.0%
1916 0.764 +0.0%
1917 0.764 +0.0%
1918 0.764 +0.0%
1919 0.748 -2.1%
1920 0.683 -8.7%
1921 0.649 -5.0%
1922 0.659 +1.5%
1923 0.659 +0.0%
1924 0.659 +0.0%
1925 0.659 +0.0%
1926 0.659 +0.0%
1927 0.659 +0.0%
1928 0.659 +0.0%
1929 0.659 +0.0%
1930 0.659 +0.0%
1931 0.74 +12.3%
1932 0.74 +0.0%
1933 0.74 +0.0%
1934 0.74 +0.0%
1935 0.74 +0.0%
1936 0.74 +0.0%
1937 0.74 +0.0%
1938 0.74 +0.0%
1939 0.74 +0.0%
1940 0.74 +0.0%
1941 0.74 +0.0%
1942 0.74 +0.0%
1943 0.74 +0.0%
1944 0.667 -9.9%
1945 0.433 -35.1%
1946 0.433 +0.0%
1947 0.433 +0.0%
1948 0.433 +0.0%
1949 0.433 +0.0%
1950 0.439 +1.4%
1951 0.439 +0.0%
1952 0.439 +0.0%
1953 0.509 +15.9%
1954 0.601 +18.1%
1955 0.718 +19.5%
1956 0.601 -16.3%
1957 0.593 -1.3%
1958 0.592 -0.2%
1959 0.592 +0.0%
1960 0.592 +0.0%
1961 0.592 +0.0%
1962 0.607 +2.5%
1963 0.676 +11.4%
1964 0.7 +3.6%
1965 0.7 +0.0%
1966 0.603 -13.9%
1967 0.556 -7.8%
1968 0.556 +0.0%
1969 0.556 +0.0%
1970 0.599 +7.7%
1971 0.598 -0.2%
1972 0.598 +0.0%
1973 0.598 +0.0%
1974 0.598 +0.0%
1975 0.592 -1.0%
1976 0.592 +0.0%
1977 0.592 +0.0%
1978 0.676 +14.2%
1979 0.676 +0.0%
1980 0.676 +0.0%
1981 0.676 +0.0%
1982 0.727 +7.5%
1983 0.71 -2.3%
1984 0.688 -3.1%
1985 0.597 -13.2%
1986 0.498 -16.6%
1987 0.382 -23.3%
1988 0.382 +0.0%
1989 0.382 +0.0%
1990 0.382 +0.0%
1991 0.382 +0.0%
1992 0.382 +0.0%
1993 0.383 +0.3%
1994 0.362 -5.5%
1995 0.325 -10.2%
1996 0.331 +1.8%
1997 0.358 +8.2%
1998 0.358 +0.0%
1999 0.348 -2.8%
2000 0.316 -9.2%
2001 0.316 +0.0%
2002 0.316 +0.0%
2003 0.316 +0.0%
2004 0.313 -0.9%
2005 0.306 -2.2%
2006 0.306 +0.0%
2007 0.31 +1.3%
2008 0.315 +1.6%
2009 0.315 +0.0%
2010 0.303 -3.8%
2011 0.298 -1.7%
2012 0.304 +2.0%
2013 0.247 -18.8%
2014 0.213 -13.8%
2015 0.209 -1.9%
2016 0.22 +5.3%
2017 0.207 -5.9%
2018 0.239 +15.5%
2019 0.26 +8.8%
2020 0.292 +12.3%
2021 0.354 +21.2%
2022 0.386 +9.0%
2023 0.278 -28.0%
2024 0.053 -80.9%
2025 0.059 +11.3%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.059 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 0.059 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.428 0.428 0.428 1
1790s 0.428 0.428 0.428 10
1800s 0.428 0.428 0.428 10
1810s 0.428 0.428 0.428 10
1820s 0.4993 0.428 0.682 9
1830s 0.5815 0.472 0.745 10
1840s 0.7354 0.661 0.797 10
1850s 0.661 0.661 0.661 10
1860s 0.6352 0.559 0.661 10
1870s 0.6203 0.569 0.626 10
1880s 0.6064 0.577 0.626 10
1890s 0.5962 0.577 0.769 10
1900s 0.769 0.769 0.769 10
1910s 0.7624 0.748 0.764 10
1920s 0.6604 0.649 0.683 10
1930s 0.7319 0.659 0.74 10
1940s 0.5792 0.433 0.74 10
1950s 0.5523 0.439 0.718 10
1960s 0.6138 0.556 0.7 10
1970s 0.6119 0.592 0.676 10
1980s 0.5718 0.382 0.727 10
1990s 0.3611 0.325 0.383 10
2000s 0.3129 0.306 0.316 10
2010s 0.25 0.207 0.304 10
2020s 0.237 0.053 0.386 6

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 151 Austria 0.075 compare
  2. 152 Portugal 0.06 compare
  3. 152 United Kingdom 0.06 compare
  4. 155 Spain 0.05 compare
  5. 156 France 0.048 compare
  6. 157 Lithuania 0.046 compare
  7. 157 Uruguay 0.046 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Guatemala?
Centralization of political power index in Guatemala was 0.059 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.797 in 1844.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.053 in 2024.
How does Guatemala rank for centralization of political power index?
Guatemala ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.