Guatemala is a unitary presidential republic of 22 departments. President Bernardo Arevalo has governed since January 2024, and in May 2026 appointed a new attorney general to replace Consuelo Porras; security and anti-corruption policy remain central.
In the 12 Axes register, Guatemala leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Guatemala, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Guatemala sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with 22 departments
Centrist
President Arevalo in office since 2024
Centrist
30-day state of siege January 2026, then state of prevention
Non-Interventionist
Regional cooperation, US ally
Neutral
Army with internal security role
Centrist
Indigenous peoples recognised by constitution
Economic Liberal
Low taxes, remittance-driven economy
Markets
Open markets, CAFTA-DR member
Free Trade
CAFTA-DR trade agreement
Religious
Constitution invokes God, evangelical influence
Traditionalist
Abortion banned except to save life
Neutral
No distinct state stance on technology
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Guatemala is at Privatize 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Guatemala is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Addicted04, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
