Colombia vs Guatemala: Liberal democracy
Colombia
2
in 2025
Guatemala
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
32nd
Guatemala rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Colombia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 212 shared years of data; in 1810 it was Guatemala ahead.
Colombia ranks 32nd and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 15 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.8889 | 0 | 0.8889 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 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 liberal democracy, Colombia or Guatemala?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Colombia and Guatemala?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?
- 212 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Colombia ranks 32nd and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.