Political Rights Score in Guyana
Guyana: Political Rights Score was 29 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Guyana, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Guyana stood at 29. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Guyana peaked at 32 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2005.
Guyana ranks 86th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Political Rights Score in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29 | -3.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 29 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 78% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 29 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5 | 29 | 31 | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.3 | 30 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.83 | 29 | 30 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More social development data for Guyana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 342 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 342 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Guyana?
- Political rights score in Guyana was 29 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2005.
- How does Guyana rank for political rights score?
- Guyana ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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.