Guyana vs United Kingdom: Free and fair elections
Guyana
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Guyana
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | United Kingdom | 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 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Guyana, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Guyana and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and United Kingdom?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and United Kingdom rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Guyana ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.