Guatemala vs Romania: Free and Fair Elections Index

Guatemala
0.666
in 2025
Romania
0.658
in 2025
Guatemala rank
72nd
Romania rank
74th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Guatemala
  • Romania
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.666 against 0.658 in Romania, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.

Guatemala ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 74th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Romania Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 β€”
1790s 0 0 0 β€”
1800s 0 0 0 β€”
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 0 0.0076 0.0076 Romania
1840s 0 0.0086 0.0086 Romania
1850s 0.089 0.0021 0.0869 Guatemala
1860s 0.0914 0.3638 0.2724 Romania
1870s 0.0965 0.3571 0.2606 Romania
1880s 0.0432 0.3513 0.3081 Romania
1890s 0.1517 0.3486 0.1969 Romania
1900s 0.0237 0.3573 0.3336 Romania
1910s 0.0183 0.3526 0.3343 Romania
1920s 0.0479 0.2859 0.238 Romania
1930s 0.0398 0.29 0.2502 Romania
1940s 0.217 0.0594 0.1576 Guatemala
1950s 0.2224 0.3377 0.1153 Romania
1960s 0.0372 0.4014 0.3642 Romania
1970s 0.0326 0.4038 0.3712 Romania
1980s 0.197 0.3998 0.2028 Romania
1990s 0.4879 0.5679 0.08 Romania
2000s 0.5601 0.6442 0.0841 Romania
2010s 0.6373 0.7719 0.1346 Romania
2020s 0.6323 0.8138 0.1815 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Guatemala or Romania?
Guatemala, at 0.666 against 0.658 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Guatemala and Romania?
0.008, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Romania?
234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Romania rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Guatemala ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 74th 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

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.