Guatemala vs India: Electoral democracy
Guatemala
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
India rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Guatemala
- India
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1 against 1 in India, a difference of 0.
Across all 220 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Guatemala or India?
- Guatemala, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral 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 electoral democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral 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 using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).