Guatemala vs Nepal: Free and Fair Elections Index
Guatemala
0.666
in 2025
Nepal
0.693
in 2025
Guatemala rank
72nd
Nepal rank
69th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Guatemala
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.693 against 0.666 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.027.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Nepal ahead.
Guatemala ranks 72nd and Nepal ranks 69th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 17 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.089 | 0 | 0.089 | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 0.0914 | 0 | 0.0914 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 0.0965 | 0 | 0.0965 | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0.0432 | 0 | 0.0432 | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 0.1517 | 0 | 0.1517 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0.0237 | 0 | 0.0237 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.0183 | 0 | 0.0183 | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.0479 | 0 | 0.0479 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.0398 | 0 | 0.0398 | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.217 | 0 | 0.217 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.2224 | 0.0134 | 0.209 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.0372 | 0.0143 | 0.0229 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.0326 | 0 | 0.0326 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.197 | 0.0428 | 0.1542 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.4879 | 0.1993 | 0.2886 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.5601 | 0.1257 | 0.4344 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.6373 | 0.4997 | 0.1376 | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.6323 | 0.6617 | 0.0293 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Guatemala or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.693 against 0.666 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Guatemala and Nepal?
- 0.027, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nepal?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Nepal rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Guatemala ranks 72nd and Nepal ranks 69th 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.