Guatemala vs Peru

Guatemala vs Peru: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.64 of 1 in Guatemala and 0.67 of 1 in Peru, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.03 of 1, or 1.05 times that in Guatemala.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Guatemala vs Peru: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.64 of 1 in Guatemala and 0.67 of 1 in Peru, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.03 of 1, or 1.05 times that in Guatemala.
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What the numbers say

  • Peru has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Guatemala.
  • In 2025, Guatemala ranked 63 and Peru ranked 58 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearGuatemalaPeruWorld
20250.640.670.48
20240.610.640.49
20230.510.70.49
20220.510.730.5
20210.560.770.5
20200.590.820.51
20190.60.80.52
20180.60.810.52
20170.620.790.52
20160.630.790.52
20150.590.820.52
20140.570.820.52
20130.570.820.52
20120.580.830.53
20110.580.810.53
20100.580.80.52
20090.580.80.52
20080.580.80.52
20070.560.80.52
20060.550.790.52
20050.550.790.52
20040.550.790.51
20030.540.790.51
20020.540.790.5
20010.540.720.49
20000.540.410.49
19990.490.350.49
19980.490.350.49
19970.490.360.49
19960.450.360.48
19950.410.290.47
19940.40.250.47
19930.390.250.46
19920.380.250.44
19910.380.590.42
19900.370.610.41
19890.370.660.36
19880.370.660.36
19870.370.660.35
19860.350.660.34
19850.150.650.34
19840.130.660.33
19830.10.660.32
19820.110.660.32
19810.160.670.32
19800.160.440.32
19790.160.180.31
19780.170.20.3
19770.170.10.3
19760.170.10.29
19750.170.090.29
19740.170.090.29
19730.170.090.29
19720.170.10.29
19710.170.10.29
19700.180.10.29
19690.180.090.29
19680.180.270.3
19670.180.410.29
19660.130.410.29
19650.090.410.3
19640.090.410.3
19630.10.290.3
19620.160.280.29
19610.160.360.29
19600.150.350.28
19590.150.350.27
19580.150.350.27
19570.10.350.27
19560.090.270.26
19550.080.160.25
19540.240.160.25
19530.370.160.24
19520.380.160.24
19510.380.160.24
19500.380.120.23
19490.380.090.22
19480.390.170.22
19470.390.30.21
19460.360.30.19
19450.290.30.16
19440.140.250.14
19430.10.250.14
19420.10.250.14
19410.10.250.15
19400.10.250.15
19390.10.150.17
19380.10.120.17
19370.10.120.17
19360.10.120.17
19350.10.120.17
19340.10.120.18
19330.10.130.18
19320.10.150.19
19310.10.120.18
19300.130.160.18
19290.140.180.19
19280.140.180.19
19270.140.180.19
19260.140.180.19
19250.140.180.19
19240.140.190.19
19230.140.190.19
19220.130.190.19
19210.120.190.19
19200.110.130.18
19190.10.20.16
19180.10.250.15
19170.10.250.15
19160.10.250.15
19150.10.190.15
19140.10.170.15
19130.10.240.15
19120.10.250.15
19110.10.250.15
19100.10.250.15
19090.090.250.15
19080.090.250.15
19070.090.250.15
19060.090.250.15
19050.090.250.15
19040.090.250.14
19030.10.250.14
19020.10.260.15
19010.10.260.14
19000.10.260.14
18990.030.260.22
18980.090.260.22
18970.150.260.22
18960.160.240.22
18950.160.220.22
18940.160.20.21
18930.160.210.21
18920.160.220.21
18910.15–0.2
18900.11–0.2
18890.11–0.2
18880.11–0.2
18870.11–0.2
18860.11–0.19
18850.10.180.19
18840.110.170.2
18830.110.070.19
18820.110.050.19
18810.110.050.19
18800.110.020.19
18790.110.20.19
18780.110.250.18
18770.110.250.18
18760.110.250.19
18750.110.250.18
18740.110.250.18
18730.080.250.18
18720.040.250.18
18710.080.220.18
18700.120.220.18
18690.120.220.17
18680.110.180.17
18670.110.210.17
18660.110.180.16
18650.110.190.16
18640.110.210.16
18630.110.210.16
18620.110.220.16
18610.110.220.15
18600.110.250.15
18590.110.250.14
18580.110.190.14
18570.110.190.14
18560.110.220.13
18550.110.190.13
18540.110.230.13
18530.110.240.13
18520.110.240.13
1851–0.240.13
1850–0.240.13
1849–0.240.15
18480.060.240.13
18470.070.240.11
18460.070.240.11
18450.070.230.11
18440.070.170.11
18430.090.170.1
18420.090.170.1
18410.060.20.1
18400.060.210.1
18390.060.160.1
18380.090.160.09
18370.130.160.09
18360.130.210.1
18350.130.220.09
18340.110.220.09
18330.120.230.09
18320.120.220.09
18310.120.220.09
18300.130.220.09
18290.130.230.08
18280.120.230.08
18270.120.230.09
18260.120.150.08
18250.120.210.08
18240.090.190.08
18230.090.210.08
1822–0.180.08
18210.040.10.07
18200.03–0.07
18190.03–0.06
18180.03–0.06
18170.03–0.06
18160.03–0.06
18150.03–0.06
18140.03–0.05
18130.03–0.05
18120.03–0.06
18110.03–0.06
18100.03–0.06
18090.03–0.05
18080.03–0.05
18070.03–0.05
18060.03–0.05
18050.03–0.05
18040.03–0.05
18030.03–0.05
18020.03–0.05
18010.03–0.05
18000.03–0.05
17990.03–0.05
17980.03–0.06
17970.03–0.05
17960.03–0.05
17950.03–0.05
17940.03–0.05
17930.03–0.05
17920.03–0.05
17910.03–0.05
17900.03–0.05
17890.03–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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