Guyana vs Norway: Democracy
Guyana
7
in 2025
Norway
7
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Guyana
- Norway
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 7 against 7 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Norway ahead.
Guyana ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 | 4.25 | 2.25 | Norway |
| 1900s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Norway |
| 1910s | 2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 7 | 5 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2 | 6.3 | 4.3 | Norway |
| 1940s | 2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 7 | 5.6 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 7 | 4.6 | Norway |
| 1970s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Norway |
| 1980s | 3 | 7 | 4 | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.4 | 7 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 2000s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Norway |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 7 | 0.3 | Norway |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guyana or Norway?
- Guyana, at 7 against 7 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guyana and Norway?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Norway?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Guyana ranks 1st and Norway 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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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).