Which has higher free and fair elections index, Albania or Guyana?

Guyana, at 0.489 against 0.467 in Albania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Guyana?

114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Guyana: Free and Fair Elections Index

Albania

0.467

in 2025

Guyana

0.489

in 2025

Albania rank

97th

Guyana rank

96th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Albania
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.489 against 0.467 in Albania, a difference of 0.022.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Guyana ahead.

Albania ranks 97th and Guyana ranks 96th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0	0.711	0.711	Guyana
1920s	0.1223	0.6966	0.5743	Guyana
1930s	0.1025	0.6734	0.5709	Guyana
1940s	0.0987	0.6734	0.5747	Guyana
1950s	0.3377	0.3855	0.0478	Guyana
1960s	0.3373	0.4178	0.0805	Guyana
1970s	0.3356	0.1167	0.2189	Albania
1980s	0.3372	0.1094	0.2278	Albania
1990s	0.2996	0.4358	0.1362	Guyana
2000s	0.3995	0.6577	0.2582	Guyana
2010s	0.4788	0.6571	0.1783	Guyana
2020s	0.489	0.4503	0.0387	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Albania or Guyana?: Guyana, at 0.489 against 0.467 in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Albania and Guyana?: 0.022, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Guyana?: 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
How do Albania and Guyana rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Albania ranks 97th and Guyana ranks 96th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.