Guyana vs Palau: Full democracy
Guyana
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Guyana
- Palau
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1 against 1 in Palau, a difference of 0.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Palau |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Palau |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Palau |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Guyana or Palau?
- Guyana, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Guyana and Palau?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Palau?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Palau rank globally for full democracy?
- Guyana ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 198 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).