🇬🇹 Guatemala: Politics & Democracy
Only partially — Guatemala's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.469 (0–1 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak.
Current leaders
Bernardo Arévalo de León
Head of State · Semilla Movement
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Guatemala's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Guatemala a democracy?
Only partially — Guatemala's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.469 (0–1 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak. It ranks #68 of 179 countries in 2024.
Is democracy in Guatemala improving or declining?
Guatemala's V-Dem liberal democracy score has improved by 0.056 points over the past decade, standing at 0.469 in 2024 (1-year change: +0.166).
Who leads Guatemala?
Bernardo Arévalo de León is Guatemala's head of state (Semilla Movement).