Cyprus vs Sri Lanka: Free and Fair Elections Index
Cyprus
0.909
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.914
in 2025
Cyprus rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Cyprus
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.914 against 0.909 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cyprus ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.6948 | 0.6948 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.7987 | 0.7987 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7737 | 0.7737 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7793 | 0.7793 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0023 | 0.7446 | 0.7423 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.4893 | 0.7452 | 0.2559 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5475 | 0.6933 | 0.1458 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.7782 | 0.5915 | 0.1867 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.8716 | 0.594 | 0.2776 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.901 | 0.5594 | 0.3416 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.9185 | 0.5537 | 0.3648 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.9122 | 0.7908 | 0.1213 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Cyprus or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.914 against 0.909 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Cyprus and Sri Lanka?
- 0.005, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Sri Lanka rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Cyprus ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd 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
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.