Guyana vs Iraq: Electoral democracy
Guyana
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Guyana
- Iraq
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Iraq ahead.
Guyana ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Guyana |
| 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, Guyana or Iraq?
- Guyana, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Guyana and Iraq?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Iraq?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Iraq rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Guyana ranks 1st and Iraq 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).