India vs Jamaica: Free and fair elections
India
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- India
- Jamaica
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1920 it was India ahead.
India ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | India |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5556 | 0.4444 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, India or Jamaica?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between India and Jamaica?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jamaica?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do India and Jamaica rank globally for free and fair elections?
- India 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.