Guatemala vs India: Democracy
Guatemala
6
in 2025
India
6
in 2025
Guatemala rank
78th
India rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Guatemala
- India
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 6 against 6 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 220 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.
Guatemala ranks 78th and India ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 10 and India in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Guatemala |
| 1850s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | India |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 7 | 4.6 | India |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 7 | 4.9 | India |
| 1970s | 3 | 6.7 | 3.7 | India |
| 1980s | 3.6 | 7 | 3.4 | India |
| 1990s | 6 | 7 | 1 | India |
| 2000s | 6 | 7 | 1 | India |
| 2010s | 6 | 6.8 | 0.8 | India |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or India?
- Guatemala, at 6 against 6 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and India?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and India?
- 220 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and India rank globally for democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 78th and India ranks 78th 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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About this data
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).