Democracy in Guyana
Guyana: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in Guyana, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 3 for democracy in 2025.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Guyana peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1968.
That places Guyana 66th out of 172 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Guyana
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.373 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5186 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1147 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0337 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Guyana?
- Democracy in Guyana was 3 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1968.
- How does Guyana rank for democracy?
- Guyana ranks 66th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).