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

India, at 0.495 against 0.489 in Guyana as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Guyana vs India: Free and Fair Elections Index

Guyana

0.489

in 2025

India

0.495

in 2025

Guyana rank

96th

India rank

94th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Guyana
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.495 against 0.489 in Guyana, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.

Guyana ranks 96th and India ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and India in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	India	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.6399	0	0.6399	Guyana
1910s	0.7111	0	0.7111	Guyana
1920s	0.6966	0.4322	0.2644	Guyana
1930s	0.6734	0.537	0.1364	Guyana
1940s	0.6734	0.4609	0.2125	Guyana
1950s	0.3855	0.6822	0.2967	India
1960s	0.4178	0.814	0.3962	India
1970s	0.1167	0.6863	0.5696	India
1980s	0.1094	0.7208	0.6114	India
1990s	0.4358	0.8316	0.3958	India
2000s	0.6577	0.8446	0.1869	India
2010s	0.6571	0.672	0.0149	India
2020s	0.4503	0.4935	0.0432	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Guyana or India?: India, at 0.495 against 0.489 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Guyana and India?: 0.006, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Guyana and India rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Guyana ranks 96th and India ranks 94th 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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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: 18 September 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.