El Salvador vs Guyana: Free and fair elections

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Guyana
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guyana
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Guyana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Guyana ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guyana Difference Ahead
1900s 0 1 1 Guyana
1910s 0 1 1 Guyana
1920s 0 1 1 Guyana
1930s 0 1 1 Guyana
1940s 0 1 1 Guyana
1950s 0 1 1 Guyana
1960s 0 0.8 0.8 Guyana
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.9 0.8 0.1 El Salvador
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, El Salvador or Guyana?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between El Salvador and Guyana?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guyana?
116 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Guyana rank globally for free and fair elections?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.