Guatemala vs Indonesia: Democracy
Guatemala
6
in 2025
Indonesia
6
in 2025
Guatemala rank
78th
Indonesia rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Guatemala
- Indonesia
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 6 against 6 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Indonesia ahead.
Guatemala ranks 78th and Indonesia ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 2.5 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 0 | 2.1 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 3.6 | 3 | 0.6 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guatemala or Indonesia?
- Guatemala, at 6 against 6 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guatemala and Indonesia?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Indonesia?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Indonesia rank globally for democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 78th and Indonesia 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).