What is participatory democracy index in Guyana?

Participatory democracy index in Guyana was 0.283 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 0.41 in 2016.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.116 in 1900.

How does Guyana rank for participatory democracy index?

Guyana ranks 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guyana 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 Guyana

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

Guyana: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.283 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.283

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

90th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.41

in 2016

All-time low

0.116

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Guyana, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Guyana recorded 0.283 for participatory democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Guyana peaked at 0.41 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.116, in 1900.

Guyana ranks 90th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Participatory Democracy Index in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Guyana, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.116	—
1901	0.141	+21.6%
1902	0.141	+0.0%
1903	0.141	+0.0%
1904	0.141	+0.0%
1905	0.141	+0.0%
1906	0.14	-0.7%
1907	0.14	+0.0%
1908	0.14	+0.0%
1909	0.14	+0.0%
1910	0.141	+0.7%
1911	0.141	+0.0%
1912	0.141	+0.0%
1913	0.141	+0.0%
1914	0.141	+0.0%
1915	0.141	+0.0%
1916	0.141	+0.0%
1917	0.141	+0.0%
1918	0.141	+0.0%
1919	0.141	+0.0%
1920	0.141	+0.0%
1921	0.141	+0.0%
1922	0.141	+0.0%
1923	0.141	+0.0%
1924	0.141	+0.0%
1925	0.141	+0.0%
1926	0.141	+0.0%
1927	0.14	-0.7%
1928	0.136	-2.9%
1929	0.138	+1.5%
1930	0.138	+0.0%
1931	0.138	+0.0%
1932	0.138	+0.0%
1933	0.144	+4.3%
1934	0.144	+0.0%
1935	0.144	+0.0%
1936	0.144	+0.0%
1937	0.144	+0.0%
1938	0.144	+0.0%
1939	0.144	+0.0%
1940	0.144	+0.0%
1941	0.144	+0.0%
1942	0.144	+0.0%
1943	0.144	+0.0%
1944	0.144	+0.0%
1945	0.148	+2.8%
1946	0.15	+1.4%
1947	0.151	+0.7%
1948	0.151	+0.0%
1949	0.151	+0.0%
1950	0.148	-2.0%
1951	0.15	+1.4%
1952	0.162	+8.0%
1953	0.157	-3.1%
1954	0.134	-14.6%
1955	0.133	-0.7%
1956	0.133	+0.0%
1957	0.144	+8.3%
1958	0.181	+25.7%
1959	0.16	-11.6%
1960	0.159	-0.6%
1961	0.158	-0.6%
1962	0.155	-1.9%
1963	0.155	+0.0%
1964	0.155	+0.0%
1965	0.147	-5.2%
1966	0.165	+12.2%
1967	0.217	+31.5%
1968	0.207	-4.6%
1969	0.183	-11.6%
1970	0.195	+6.6%
1971	0.195	+0.0%
1972	0.192	-1.5%
1973	0.188	-2.1%
1974	0.185	-1.6%
1975	0.185	+0.0%
1976	0.183	-1.1%
1977	0.18	-1.6%
1978	0.188	+4.4%
1979	0.188	+0.0%
1980	0.186	-1.1%
1981	0.157	-15.6%
1982	0.157	+0.0%
1983	0.156	-0.6%
1984	0.155	-0.6%
1985	0.151	-2.6%
1986	0.196	+29.8%
1987	0.198	+1.0%
1988	0.2	+1.0%
1989	0.2	+0.0%
1990	0.225	+12.5%
1991	0.224	-0.4%
1992	0.233	+4.0%
1993	0.24	+3.0%
1994	0.234	-2.5%
1995	0.23	-1.7%
1996	0.232	+0.9%
1997	0.235	+1.3%
1998	0.322	+37.0%
1999	0.322	+0.0%
2000	0.319	-0.9%
2001	0.34	+6.6%
2002	0.349	+2.6%
2003	0.362	+3.7%
2004	0.362	+0.0%
2005	0.362	+0.0%
2006	0.357	-1.4%
2007	0.354	-0.8%
2008	0.353	-0.3%
2009	0.358	+1.4%
2010	0.359	+0.3%
2011	0.357	-0.6%
2012	0.354	-0.8%
2013	0.373	+5.4%
2014	0.375	+0.5%
2015	0.402	+7.2%
2016	0.41	+2.0%
2017	0.41	+0.0%
2018	0.407	-0.7%
2019	0.384	-5.7%
2020	0.336	-12.5%
2021	0.292	-13.1%
2022	0.289	-1.0%
2023	0.281	-2.8%
2024	0.283	+0.7%
2025	0.283	+0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

Guyana's 0.283 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.529, 53% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Guyana's 0.283 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.429, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory Democracy Index in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1998	+37.0%	0.235	0.322
1967	+31.5%	0.165	0.217
1986	+29.8%	0.151	0.196
1958	+25.7%	0.144	0.181

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.1381	0.116	0.141	10
1910s	0.141	0.141	0.141	10
1920s	0.1401	0.136	0.141	10
1930s	0.1422	0.138	0.144	10
1940s	0.1471	0.144	0.151	10
1950s	0.1502	0.133	0.181	10
1960s	0.1701	0.147	0.217	10
1970s	0.1879	0.18	0.195	10
1980s	0.1756	0.151	0.2	10
1990s	0.2497	0.224	0.322	10
2000s	0.3516	0.319	0.362	10
2010s	0.3831	0.354	0.41	10
2020s	0.294	0.281	0.336	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Guyana?: Participatory democracy index in Guyana was 0.283 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 0.41 in 2016.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.116 in 1900.
How does Guyana rank for participatory democracy index?: Guyana ranks 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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.