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Political Civil Liberties Index in Guatemala

Guatemala: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.856 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.856
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
60th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.856
in 2025
All-time low
0.051
in 1936
Years of data
236
1789–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Guatemala, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political civil liberties index in Guatemala stood at 0.856. That is the highest value across all 236 years on record.

The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Guatemala peaked at 0.856 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.051, in 1936.

That places Guatemala 60th 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.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Guatemala, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.191 —
1790 0.191 +0.0%
1791 0.191 +0.0%
1792 0.191 +0.0%
1793 0.191 +0.0%
1794 0.191 +0.0%
1795 0.191 +0.0%
1796 0.191 +0.0%
1797 0.191 +0.0%
1798 0.191 +0.0%
1799 0.191 +0.0%
1800 0.191 +0.0%
1801 0.191 +0.0%
1802 0.191 +0.0%
1803 0.191 +0.0%
1804 0.191 +0.0%
1805 0.191 +0.0%
1806 0.191 +0.0%
1807 0.191 +0.0%
1808 0.191 +0.0%
1809 0.191 +0.0%
1810 0.18 -5.8%
1811 0.147 -18.3%
1812 0.147 +0.0%
1813 0.147 +0.0%
1814 0.147 +0.0%
1815 0.147 +0.0%
1816 0.147 +0.0%
1817 0.147 +0.0%
1818 0.147 +0.0%
1819 0.147 +0.0%
1820 0.147 +0.0%
1821 0.211 +43.5%
1823 0.366 +73.5%
1824 0.366 +0.0%
1825 0.366 +0.0%
1826 0.366 +0.0%
1827 0.366 +0.0%
1828 0.366 +0.0%
1829 0.366 +0.0%
1830 0.366 +0.0%
1831 0.366 +0.0%
1832 0.366 +0.0%
1833 0.366 +0.0%
1834 0.366 +0.0%
1835 0.366 +0.0%
1836 0.366 +0.0%
1837 0.366 +0.0%
1838 0.251 -31.4%
1839 0.228 -9.2%
1840 0.228 +0.0%
1841 0.228 +0.0%
1842 0.228 +0.0%
1843 0.228 +0.0%
1844 0.127 -44.3%
1845 0.127 +0.0%
1846 0.127 +0.0%
1847 0.127 +0.0%
1848 0.127 +0.0%
1849 0.127 +0.0%
1850 0.127 +0.0%
1851 0.127 +0.0%
1852 0.127 +0.0%
1853 0.127 +0.0%
1854 0.127 +0.0%
1855 0.127 +0.0%
1856 0.127 +0.0%
1857 0.127 +0.0%
1858 0.127 +0.0%
1859 0.127 +0.0%
1860 0.127 +0.0%
1861 0.127 +0.0%
1862 0.127 +0.0%
1863 0.127 +0.0%
1864 0.127 +0.0%
1865 0.127 +0.0%
1866 0.127 +0.0%
1867 0.127 +0.0%
1868 0.127 +0.0%
1869 0.127 +0.0%
1870 0.148 +16.5%
1871 0.13 -12.2%
1872 0.13 +0.0%
1873 0.13 +0.0%
1874 0.13 +0.0%
1875 0.13 +0.0%
1876 0.13 +0.0%
1877 0.13 +0.0%
1878 0.13 +0.0%
1879 0.13 +0.0%
1880 0.13 +0.0%
1881 0.13 +0.0%
1882 0.13 +0.0%
1883 0.13 +0.0%
1884 0.13 +0.0%
1885 0.13 +0.0%
1886 0.221 +70.0%
1887 0.221 +0.0%
1888 0.221 +0.0%
1889 0.188 -14.9%
1890 0.209 +11.2%
1891 0.209 +0.0%
1892 0.28 +34.0%
1893 0.28 +0.0%
1894 0.28 +0.0%
1895 0.28 +0.0%
1896 0.28 +0.0%
1897 0.28 +0.0%
1898 0.28 +0.0%
1899 0.081 -71.1%
1900 0.087 +7.4%
1901 0.087 +0.0%
1902 0.087 +0.0%
1903 0.087 +0.0%
1904 0.079 -9.2%
1905 0.079 +0.0%
1906 0.079 +0.0%
1907 0.08 +1.3%
1908 0.08 +0.0%
1909 0.08 +0.0%
1910 0.083 +3.8%
1911 0.083 +0.0%
1912 0.083 +0.0%
1913 0.083 +0.0%
1914 0.083 +0.0%
1915 0.083 +0.0%
1916 0.083 +0.0%
1917 0.077 -7.2%
1918 0.077 +0.0%
1919 0.077 +0.0%
1920 0.13 +68.8%
1921 0.209 +60.8%
1922 0.207 -1.0%
1923 0.212 +2.4%
1924 0.194 -8.5%
1925 0.194 +0.0%
1926 0.194 +0.0%
1927 0.194 +0.0%
1928 0.194 +0.0%
1929 0.194 +0.0%
1930 0.165 -14.9%
1931 0.068 -58.8%
1932 0.059 -13.2%
1933 0.059 +0.0%
1934 0.059 +0.0%
1935 0.056 -5.1%
1936 0.051 -8.9%
1937 0.051 +0.0%
1938 0.051 +0.0%
1939 0.051 +0.0%
1940 0.065 +27.5%
1941 0.065 +0.0%
1942 0.065 +0.0%
1943 0.065 +0.0%
1944 0.253 +289.2%
1945 0.717 +183.4%
1946 0.737 +2.8%
1947 0.737 +0.0%
1948 0.737 +0.0%
1949 0.737 +0.0%
1950 0.737 +0.0%
1951 0.727 -1.4%
1952 0.716 -1.5%
1953 0.716 +0.0%
1954 0.534 -25.4%
1955 0.156 -70.8%
1956 0.132 -15.4%
1957 0.142 +7.6%
1958 0.16 +12.7%
1959 0.165 +3.1%
1960 0.165 +0.0%
1961 0.161 -2.4%
1962 0.161 +0.0%
1963 0.151 -6.2%
1964 0.145 -4.0%
1965 0.145 +0.0%
1966 0.174 +20.0%
1967 0.187 +7.5%
1968 0.187 +0.0%
1969 0.187 +0.0%
1970 0.141 -24.6%
1971 0.117 -17.0%
1972 0.117 +0.0%
1973 0.123 +5.1%
1974 0.143 +16.3%
1975 0.147 +2.8%
1976 0.131 -10.9%
1977 0.117 -10.7%
1978 0.088 -24.8%
1979 0.08 -9.1%
1980 0.08 +0.0%
1981 0.08 +0.0%
1982 0.077 -3.8%
1983 0.077 +0.0%
1984 0.128 +66.2%
1985 0.242 +89.1%
1986 0.417 +72.3%
1987 0.48 +15.1%
1988 0.48 +0.0%
1989 0.48 +0.0%
1990 0.48 +0.0%
1991 0.466 -2.9%
1992 0.466 +0.0%
1993 0.477 +2.4%
1994 0.509 +6.7%
1995 0.539 +5.9%
1996 0.61 +13.2%
1997 0.702 +15.1%
1998 0.702 +0.0%
1999 0.702 +0.0%
2000 0.804 +14.5%
2001 0.804 +0.0%
2002 0.804 +0.0%
2003 0.804 +0.0%
2004 0.804 +0.0%
2005 0.804 +0.0%
2006 0.804 +0.0%
2007 0.801 -0.4%
2008 0.81 +1.1%
2009 0.808 -0.2%
2010 0.808 +0.0%
2011 0.808 +0.0%
2012 0.803 -0.6%
2013 0.805 +0.2%
2014 0.797 -1.0%
2015 0.804 +0.9%
2016 0.809 +0.6%
2017 0.816 +0.9%
2018 0.79 -3.2%
2019 0.802 +1.5%
2020 0.79 -1.5%
2021 0.746 -5.6%
2022 0.668 -10.5%
2023 0.647 -3.1%
2024 0.787 +21.6%
2025 0.856 +8.8%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.856 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 0.856 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.855, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.191 0.191 0.191 1
1790s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1800s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1810s 0.1503 0.147 0.18 10
1820s 0.3244 0.147 0.366 9
1830s 0.3407 0.228 0.366 10
1840s 0.1674 0.127 0.228 10
1850s 0.127 0.127 0.127 10
1860s 0.127 0.127 0.127 10
1870s 0.1318 0.13 0.148 10
1880s 0.1631 0.13 0.221 10
1890s 0.2459 0.081 0.28 10
1900s 0.0825 0.079 0.087 10
1910s 0.0812 0.077 0.083 10
1920s 0.1922 0.13 0.212 10
1930s 0.067 0.051 0.165 10
1940s 0.4178 0.065 0.737 10
1950s 0.4185 0.132 0.737 10
1960s 0.1663 0.145 0.187 10
1970s 0.1204 0.08 0.147 10
1980s 0.2541 0.077 0.48 10
1990s 0.5653 0.466 0.702 10
2000s 0.8047 0.801 0.81 10
2010s 0.8042 0.79 0.816 10
2020s 0.749 0.647 0.856 6

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 57 Kenya 0.86 compare
  2. 58 United Kingdom 0.858 compare
  3. 59 Lesotho 0.857 compare
  4. 61 Guyana 0.855 compare
  5. 62 Greece 0.845 compare
  6. 62 Liberia 0.845 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Guatemala?
Political civil liberties index in Guatemala was 0.856 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.856 in 2025.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.051 in 1936.
How does Guatemala rank for political civil liberties index?
Guatemala ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.