What is participatory democracy index in Guatemala?

Participatory democracy index in Guatemala was 0.421 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 0.421 in 2025.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 0.007 in 1792.

How does Guatemala rank for participatory democracy index?

Guatemala ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Democracy Index in Guatemala

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

Guatemala: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.421 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.421

Change on year

up 8.2%

World rank

57th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.421

in 2025

All-time low

0.007

in 1792

Years of data

233

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Guatemala, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.421 for participatory democracy index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 233 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Guatemala peaked at 0.421 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.007, in 1792.

Guatemala ranks 57th of 176 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.

Participatory Democracy Index in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Guatemala, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.011	—
1790	0.011	+0.0%
1791	0.011	+0.0%
1792	0.007	-36.4%
1793	0.007	+0.0%
1794	0.007	+0.0%
1795	0.007	+0.0%
1796	0.007	+0.0%
1797	0.007	+0.0%
1798	0.007	+0.0%
1799	0.007	+0.0%
1800	0.007	+0.0%
1801	0.007	+0.0%
1802	0.007	+0.0%
1803	0.007	+0.0%
1804	0.007	+0.0%
1805	0.007	+0.0%
1806	0.007	+0.0%
1807	0.007	+0.0%
1808	0.007	+0.0%
1809	0.007	+0.0%
1810	0.007	+0.0%
1811	0.009	+28.6%
1812	0.009	+0.0%
1813	0.009	+0.0%
1814	0.009	+0.0%
1815	0.009	+0.0%
1816	0.009	+0.0%
1817	0.009	+0.0%
1818	0.009	+0.0%
1819	0.009	+0.0%
1820	0.009	+0.0%
1821	0.009	+0.0%
1823	0.035	+288.9%
1824	0.035	+0.0%
1825	0.056	+60.0%
1826	0.078	+39.3%
1827	0.078	+0.0%
1828	0.078	+0.0%
1829	0.079	+1.3%
1830	0.08	+1.3%
1831	0.078	-2.5%
1832	0.078	+0.0%
1833	0.078	+0.0%
1834	0.076	-2.6%
1835	0.079	+3.9%
1836	0.08	+1.3%
1837	0.08	+0.0%
1838	0.053	-33.8%
1839	0.049	-7.5%
1840	0.049	+0.0%
1841	0.05	+2.0%
1842	0.053	+6.0%
1843	0.053	+0.0%
1844	0.051	-3.8%
1845	0.051	+0.0%
1846	0.051	+0.0%
1847	0.051	+0.0%
1848	0.05	-2.0%
1852	0.056	+12.0%
1853	0.056	+0.0%
1854	0.056	+0.0%
1855	0.056	+0.0%
1856	0.056	+0.0%
1857	0.056	+0.0%
1858	0.056	+0.0%
1859	0.056	+0.0%
1860	0.056	+0.0%
1861	0.056	+0.0%
1862	0.056	+0.0%
1863	0.056	+0.0%
1864	0.056	+0.0%
1865	0.057	+1.8%
1866	0.057	+0.0%
1867	0.057	+0.0%
1868	0.057	+0.0%
1869	0.057	+0.0%
1870	0.055	-3.5%
1871	0.05	-9.1%
1872	0.046	-8.0%
1873	0.05	+8.7%
1874	0.054	+8.0%
1875	0.054	+0.0%
1876	0.054	+0.0%
1877	0.054	+0.0%
1878	0.054	+0.0%
1879	0.054	+0.0%
1880	0.055	+1.9%
1881	0.055	+0.0%
1882	0.055	+0.0%
1883	0.055	+0.0%
1884	0.055	+0.0%
1885	0.053	-3.6%
1886	0.055	+3.8%
1887	0.055	+0.0%
1888	0.055	+0.0%
1889	0.055	+0.0%
1890	0.055	+0.0%
1891	0.062	+12.7%
1892	0.065	+4.8%
1893	0.065	+0.0%
1894	0.045	-30.8%
1895	0.045	+0.0%
1896	0.045	+0.0%
1897	0.043	-4.4%
1898	0.034	-20.9%
1899	0.025	-26.5%
1900	0.031	+24.0%
1901	0.031	+0.0%
1902	0.031	+0.0%
1903	0.031	+0.0%
1904	0.031	+0.0%
1905	0.031	+0.0%
1906	0.031	+0.0%
1907	0.031	+0.0%
1908	0.031	+0.0%
1909	0.031	+0.0%
1910	0.032	+3.2%
1911	0.032	+0.0%
1912	0.032	+0.0%
1913	0.032	+0.0%
1914	0.032	+0.0%
1915	0.032	+0.0%
1916	0.032	+0.0%
1917	0.032	+0.0%
1918	0.032	+0.0%
1919	0.032	+0.0%
1920	0.034	+6.3%
1921	0.039	+14.7%
1922	0.04	+2.6%
1923	0.042	+5.0%
1924	0.042	+0.0%
1925	0.042	+0.0%
1926	0.042	+0.0%
1927	0.042	+0.0%
1928	0.042	+0.0%
1929	0.042	+0.0%
1930	0.039	-7.1%
1931	0.032	-17.9%
1932	0.03	-6.3%
1933	0.03	+0.0%
1934	0.03	+0.0%
1935	0.059	+96.7%
1936	0.05	-15.3%
1937	0.049	-2.0%
1938	0.049	+0.0%
1939	0.049	+0.0%
1940	0.05	+2.0%
1941	0.05	+0.0%
1942	0.05	+0.0%
1943	0.048	-4.0%
1944	0.059	+22.9%
1945	0.178	+201.7%
1946	0.207	+16.3%
1947	0.219	+5.8%
1948	0.22	+0.5%
1949	0.217	-1.4%
1950	0.217	+0.0%
1951	0.223	+2.8%
1952	0.223	+0.0%
1953	0.22	-1.3%
1954	0.164	-25.5%
1955	0.088	-46.3%
1956	0.087	-1.1%
1957	0.09	+3.4%
1958	0.103	+14.4%
1959	0.103	+0.0%
1960	0.103	+0.0%
1961	0.098	-4.9%
1962	0.098	+0.0%
1963	0.083	-15.3%
1964	0.078	-6.0%
1965	0.075	-3.8%
1966	0.091	+21.3%
1967	0.113	+24.2%
1968	0.113	+0.0%
1969	0.113	+0.0%
1970	0.104	-8.0%
1971	0.092	-11.5%
1972	0.092	+0.0%
1973	0.091	-1.1%
1974	0.102	+12.1%
1975	0.113	+10.8%
1976	0.112	-0.9%
1977	0.107	-4.5%
1978	0.106	-0.9%
1979	0.101	-4.7%
1980	0.097	-4.0%
1981	0.097	+0.0%
1982	0.078	-19.6%
1983	0.071	-9.0%
1984	0.087	+22.5%
1985	0.124	+42.5%
1986	0.197	+58.9%
1987	0.237	+20.3%
1988	0.237	+0.0%
1989	0.237	+0.0%
1990	0.246	+3.8%
1991	0.245	-0.4%
1992	0.244	-0.4%
1993	0.246	+0.8%
1994	0.28	+13.8%
1995	0.288	+2.9%
1996	0.311	+8.0%
1997	0.312	+0.3%
1998	0.312	+0.0%
1999	0.311	-0.3%
2000	0.33	+6.1%
2001	0.33	+0.0%
2002	0.33	+0.0%
2003	0.331	+0.3%
2004	0.335	+1.2%
2005	0.333	-0.6%
2006	0.332	-0.3%
2007	0.336	+1.2%
2008	0.344	+2.4%
2009	0.341	-0.9%
2010	0.34	-0.3%
2011	0.337	-0.9%
2012	0.334	-0.9%
2013	0.334	+0.0%
2014	0.332	-0.6%
2015	0.345	+3.9%
2016	0.368	+6.7%
2017	0.356	-3.3%
2018	0.345	-3.1%
2019	0.345	+0.0%
2020	0.355	+2.9%
2021	0.331	-6.8%
2022	0.289	-12.7%
2023	0.284	-1.7%
2024	0.389	+37.0%
2025	0.421	+8.2%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

Guatemala's 0.421 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.294, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Guatemala's 0.421 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.429, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.011	0.011	0.011	1
1790s	0.0078	0.007	0.011	10
1800s	0.007	0.007	0.007	10
1810s	0.0088	0.007	0.009	10
1820s	0.0508	0.009	0.079	9
1830s	0.0731	0.049	0.08	10
1840s	0.051	0.049	0.053	9
1850s	0.056	0.056	0.056	8
1860s	0.0565	0.056	0.057	10
1870s	0.0525	0.046	0.055	10
1880s	0.0548	0.053	0.055	10
1890s	0.0484	0.025	0.065	10
1900s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1910s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1920s	0.0407	0.034	0.042	10
1930s	0.0417	0.03	0.059	10
1940s	0.1298	0.048	0.22	10
1950s	0.1518	0.087	0.223	10
1960s	0.0965	0.075	0.113	10
1970s	0.102	0.091	0.113	10
1980s	0.1462	0.071	0.237	10
1990s	0.2795	0.244	0.312	10
2000s	0.3342	0.33	0.344	10
2010s	0.3436	0.332	0.368	10
2020s	0.3448	0.284	0.421	6

Countries ranked near Guatemala

54 Nepal 0.435 compare
55 Argentina 0.429 compare
55 Solomon Islands 0.429 compare
58 Romania 0.416 compare
59 Bolivia 0.414 compare
60 Gambia 0.406 compare

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More social development data for Guatemala

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,586 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Guatemala?: Participatory democracy index in Guatemala was 0.421 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 0.421 in 2025.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 0.007 in 1792.
How does Guatemala rank for participatory democracy index?: Guatemala ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 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.