India vs Indonesia: Free and Fair Elections Index
India
0.495
in 2025
Indonesia
0.518
in 2025
India rank
94th
Indonesia rank
92nd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.518 against 0.495 in India, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Indonesia ahead.
India ranks 94th and Indonesia ranks 92nd of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, India averaged higher in 9 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.4322 | 0 | 0.4322 | India |
| 1930s | 0.537 | 0 | 0.537 | India |
| 1940s | 0.4609 | 0 | 0.4609 | India |
| 1950s | 0.6822 | 0.2607 | 0.4215 | India |
| 1960s | 0.814 | 0.0095 | 0.8045 | India |
| 1970s | 0.6863 | 0.1988 | 0.4875 | India |
| 1980s | 0.7208 | 0.1443 | 0.5765 | India |
| 1990s | 0.8316 | 0.1956 | 0.636 | India |
| 2000s | 0.8446 | 0.7938 | 0.0508 | India |
| 2010s | 0.672 | 0.7589 | 0.0869 | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.4935 | 0.6222 | 0.1287 | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 0.518 against 0.495 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between India and Indonesia?
- 0.023, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- India ranks 94th and Indonesia ranks 92nd 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.