Guatemala vs Iceland: Electoral democracy
Guatemala
2
in 2025
Iceland
2
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Guatemala
- Iceland
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2 against 2 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Guatemala or Iceland?
- Guatemala, at 2 against 2 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Guatemala and Iceland?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Iceland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Guatemala ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.