What is egalitarian democracy index in Guatemala?

Egalitarian democracy index in Guatemala was 0.338 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 0.338 in 2025.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1937.

How does Guatemala rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Guatemala ranks 85th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Guatemala data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Guatemala

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Guatemala
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guatemala: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.338 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.338

Change on year

up 13.4%

World rank

85th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.338

in 2025

All-time low

0.016

in 1937

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Guatemala, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.338 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Guatemala peaked at 0.338 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 1937.

Guatemala ranks 85th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.0178	0.017	0.018	10
1910s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1920s	0.0226	0.02	0.024	10
1930s	0.0171	0.016	0.021	10
1940s	0.0856	0.016	0.156	10
1950s	0.0914	0.035	0.155	10
1960s	0.045	0.037	0.053	10
1970s	0.0502	0.049	0.051	10
1980s	0.0774	0.038	0.139	10
1990s	0.1775	0.147	0.208	10
2000s	0.2372	0.23	0.251	10
2010s	0.251	0.24	0.268	10
2020s	0.2627	0.214	0.338	6

Countries ranked near Guatemala

82 Albania 0.351 compare
83 Kenya 0.347 compare
84 Namibia 0.345 compare
86 Sierra Leone 0.336 compare
87 Tunisia 0.323 compare
88 Tanzania 0.318 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Guatemala

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,586 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 34,994 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.523 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.637 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.839 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.834 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.637 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Guatemala?: Egalitarian democracy index in Guatemala was 0.338 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 0.338 in 2025.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1937.
How does Guatemala rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Guatemala ranks 85th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.