Guyana vs Portugal: Full democracy

Guyana
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Guyana
  • Portugal
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How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Portugal 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 0
1970s 0 0.4 0.4 Portugal
1980s 0 1 1 Portugal
1990s 0 1 1 Portugal
2000s 0 1 1 Portugal
2010s 0.7 1 0.3 Portugal
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Guyana or Portugal?
Guyana, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Guyana and Portugal?
0, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Portugal?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Portugal rank globally for full democracy?
Guyana ranks 1st and Portugal 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+).