What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guyana?

0.015, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guyana?

104 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guyana: Participatory Democracy Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.298

in 2025

Guyana

0.283

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

87th

Guyana rank

90th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Guyana

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.298 against 0.283 in Guyana, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Guyana ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 87th and Guyana ranks 90th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.083	0.141	0.058	Guyana
1920s	0.0825	0.1401	0.0576	Guyana
1930s	0.0709	0.1423	0.0714	Guyana
1940s	0.0554	0.1471	0.0917	Guyana
1950s	0.0646	0.1502	0.0856	Guyana
1960s	0.0649	0.1701	0.1052	Guyana
1970s	0.0645	0.1879	0.1234	Guyana
1980s	0.0762	0.1756	0.0994	Guyana
1990s	0.1905	0.2497	0.0592	Guyana
2000s	0.3544	0.3516	0.0028	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.3185	0.3831	0.0646	Guyana
2020s	0.3033	0.294	0.0093	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Guyana?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.298 against 0.283 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guyana?: 0.015, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guyana?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guyana rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 87th and Guyana ranks 90th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.