Which has higher varieties of democracy, Guatemala or Nepal?

Nepal, at 0.656 against 0.637 in Guatemala as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nepal?

233 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Guatemala vs Nepal: Varieties of democracy

Guatemala

0.637

in 2025

Nepal

0.656

in 2025

Guatemala rank

63rd

Nepal rank

61st

Varieties of democracy over time

Guatemala
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.656 against 0.637 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 233 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 61st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 24 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.027	0.007	0.02	Guatemala
1790s	0.027	0.007	0.02	Guatemala
1800s	0.027	0.007	0.02	Guatemala
1810s	0.0278	0.007	0.0208	Guatemala
1820s	0.0934	0.007	0.0864	Guatemala
1830s	0.1134	0.007	0.1064	Guatemala
1840s	0.0706	0.0067	0.0639	Guatemala
1850s	0.1069	0.006	0.1009	Guatemala
1860s	0.1099	0.006	0.1039	Guatemala
1870s	0.0962	0.006	0.0902	Guatemala
1880s	0.1081	0.006	0.1021	Guatemala
1890s	0.1353	0.006	0.1293	Guatemala
1900s	0.0933	0.01	0.0833	Guatemala
1910s	0.0951	0.01	0.0851	Guatemala
1920s	0.1315	0.009	0.1225	Guatemala
1930s	0.1026	0.0098	0.0928	Guatemala
1940s	0.2341	0.0118	0.2223	Guatemala
1950s	0.233	0.1277	0.1053	Guatemala
1960s	0.1423	0.1036	0.0387	Guatemala
1970s	0.1706	0.0938	0.0768	Guatemala
1980s	0.2259	0.1092	0.1167	Guatemala
1990s	0.4251	0.3843	0.0408	Guatemala
2000s	0.555	0.3195	0.2355	Guatemala
2010s	0.5919	0.5612	0.0307	Guatemala
2020s	0.5675	0.6413	0.0738	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Guatemala or Nepal?: Nepal, at 0.656 against 0.637 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Guatemala and Nepal?: 0.019, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nepal?: 233 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Nepal rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Guatemala ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 61st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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