Political Rights Score in Guatemala
Guatemala: Political Rights Score was 19 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Guatemala, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Guatemala is 19, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Guatemala peaked at 24 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 19 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 19 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 58% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.75 | 21 | 24 | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.1 | 21 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5 | 17 | 21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Guatemala?
- Political rights score in Guatemala was 19 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for political rights score?
- Guatemala ranks 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.