Guyana vs Nauru: Full democracy

Guyana
1
in 2025
Nauru
1
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Guyana
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 1 against 1 in Nauru, a difference of 0.

Across all 134 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Nauru Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0.4 0.4 Nauru
1970s 0 1 1 Nauru
1980s 0 1 1 Nauru
1990s 0 1 1 Nauru
2000s 0 1 1 Nauru
2010s 0.7 1 0.3 Nauru
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Guyana or Nauru?
Guyana, at 1 against 1 in Nauru as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Guyana and Nauru?
0, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nauru?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Nauru rank globally for full democracy?
Guyana ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).