Guatemala vs Norway: Electoral democracy

Guatemala
2
in 2025
Norway
2
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Guatemala
  • Norway
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Norway ahead.

Guatemala ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Norway Difference Ahead
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0.8 0.8 Norway
1890s 0.6 1 0.4 Norway
1900s 0 1.4 1.4 Norway
1910s 0 2 2 Norway
1920s 0.7 2 1.3 Norway
1930s 0.5 2 1.5 Norway
1940s 0.6 1.1 0.5 Norway
1950s 0.4 2 1.6 Norway
1960s 0.4 2 1.6 Norway
1970s 1 2 1 Norway
1980s 0.6 2 1.4 Norway
1990s 1 2 1 Norway
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 Norway?
Guatemala, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Guatemala and Norway?
0, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Norway?
215 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Norway rank globally for electoral democracy?
Guatemala ranks 1st and Norway 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.