Guyana vs Ireland: Electoral democracy
Guyana
2
in 2025
Ireland
2
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Guyana
- Ireland
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2 against 2 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 2 | 0.6667 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Guyana or Ireland?
- Guyana, at 2 against 2 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Guyana and Ireland?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Ireland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Ireland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Guyana ranks 1st and Ireland 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.