What is age of full democracy in Guyana?

Age of full democracy in Guyana was 13 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest age of full democracy recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 13 years in 2025.

What is the lowest age of full democracy recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2013.

How does Guyana rank for age of full democracy?

Guyana ranks 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.

Is age of full democracy rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is up 333.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Guyana data come from?

The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Age of full democracy in Guyana

Name: Age of full democracy in Guyana
Creator: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guyana: Age of full democracy was 13 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

13 years

Change on year

up 8.3%

World rank

79th

of 89 countries

All-time high

13 years

in 2025

All-time low

1 years

in 2013

Years of data

2013–2025

Age of full democracy in Guyana, 2013–2025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 13 years for age of full democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 333.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age of full democracy in Guyana peaked at 13 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2013.

Guyana ranks 79th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	4 years	1 years	7 years	7
2020s	10.5 years	8 years	13 years	6

Countries ranked near Guyana

76 Sao Tome and Principe 16 years compare
76 Senegal 16 years compare
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More social development data for Guyana

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 342 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.328 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.847 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.283 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.847 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is age of full democracy in Guyana?: Age of full democracy in Guyana was 13 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest age of full democracy recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 13 years in 2025.
What is the lowest age of full democracy recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2013.
How does Guyana rank for age of full democracy?: Guyana ranks 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
Is age of full democracy rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is up 333.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana data come from?: The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Age of full democracy
Unit: years
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 4,197 data points, 1893–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of consecutive years in a full democracy.