France vs Guyana: Free and fair elections

France
1
in 2025
Guyana
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • France
  • Guyana
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Guyana ahead.

France ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 172 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Guyana Difference Ahead
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 0.8 0.2 France
1970s 1 0 1 France
1980s 1 0 1 France
1990s 1 0.8 0.2 France
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, France or Guyana?
France, at 1 against 1 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between France and Guyana?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guyana?
118 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
How do France and Guyana rank globally for free and fair elections?
France 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.