Which has higher democracy, Fiji or Guyana?

Fiji, at 7 against 7 in Guyana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guyana?

134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Guyana: Democracy

Fiji

in 2025

Guyana

in 2025

Fiji rank

1st

Guyana rank

1st

Democracy over time

Fiji
Guyana

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 7 against 7 in Guyana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Guyana ahead.

Fiji ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1890s	0	2	2	Guyana
1900s	1	2	1	Guyana
1910s	2	2	0	—
1920s	2	2	0	—
1930s	2	2	0	—
1940s	2	2	0	—
1950s	2	1.4	0.6	Fiji
1960s	2	2.4	0.4	Guyana
1970s	6	3	3	Fiji
1980s	4.5	3	1.5	Fiji
1990s	5	5.4	0.4	Guyana
2000s	2.1	6	3.9	Guyana
2010s	3.6	6.7	3.1	Guyana
2020s	6.5	7	0.5	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Fiji or Guyana?: Fiji, at 7 against 7 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Fiji and Guyana?: 0, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guyana?: 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Guyana rank globally for democracy?: Fiji ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Democracy
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).