Guatemala vs Senegal: Electoral democracy

Guatemala
2
in 2025
Senegal
2
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Guatemala
  • Senegal
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0.7 0 0.7 Guatemala
1930s 0.5 0 0.5 Guatemala
1940s 0.6 0 0.6 Guatemala
1950s 0.4 0 0.4 Guatemala
1960s 0.4 1 0.6 Senegal
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 0.6 1 0.4 Senegal
1990s 1 2 1 Senegal
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 Senegal?
Guatemala, at 2 against 2 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Guatemala and Senegal?
0, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Senegal rank globally for electoral democracy?
Guatemala ranks 1st and Senegal 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.