Guyana vs Jamaica: Free and fair elections
Guyana
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Guyana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guyana |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guyana |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guyana |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guyana |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Guyana |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4286 | 0.5714 | Guyana |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Jamaica |
| 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, Guyana or Jamaica?
- Guyana, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Guyana and Jamaica?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Guyana ranks 1st and Jamaica 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
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.