India vs Sri Lanka: Free and fair elections
India
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 103 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for free and fair elections?
- India ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.