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Free and fair elections index in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Free and fair elections index was 0.872 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.872
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
44th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.895
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Free and fair elections index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, free and fair elections index in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.872.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.895 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 44th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Free and fair elections index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0 —
1901 0 —
1902 0 —
1903 0 —
1904 0 —
1905 0 —
1906 0 —
1907 0 —
1908 0 —
1909 0 —
1910 0 —
1911 0 —
1912 0 —
1913 0 —
1914 0 —
1915 0 —
1916 0 —
1917 0 —
1918 0 —
1919 0 —
1920 0 —
1921 0 —
1922 0 —
1923 0 —
1924 0 —
1925 0.671 —
1926 0.747 +11.3%
1927 0.747 +0.0%
1928 0.754 +0.9%
1929 0.755 +0.1%
1930 0.755 +0.0%
1931 0.755 +0.0%
1932 0.755 +0.0%
1933 0.778 +3.0%
1934 0.78 +0.3%
1935 0.78 +0.0%
1936 0.78 +0.0%
1937 0.78 +0.0%
1938 0.777 -0.4%
1939 0.777 +0.0%
1940 0.777 +0.0%
1941 0.777 +0.0%
1942 0.777 +0.0%
1943 0.777 +0.0%
1944 0.777 +0.0%
1945 0.777 +0.0%
1946 0.784 +0.9%
1947 0.767 -2.2%
1948 0.767 +0.0%
1949 0.767 +0.0%
1950 0.767 +0.0%
1951 0.767 +0.0%
1952 0.767 +0.0%
1953 0.767 +0.0%
1954 0.767 +0.0%
1955 0.778 +1.4%
1956 0.776 -0.3%
1957 0.728 -6.2%
1958 0.728 +0.0%
1959 0.728 +0.0%
1960 0.728 +0.0%
1961 0.718 -1.4%
1962 0.591 -17.7%
1963 0.591 +0.0%
1964 0.591 +0.0%
1965 0.591 +0.0%
1966 0.602 +1.9%
1967 0.662 +10.0%
1968 0.662 +0.0%
1969 0.662 +0.0%
1970 0.662 +0.0%
1971 0.647 -2.3%
1972 0.637 -1.5%
1973 0.637 +0.0%
1974 0.637 +0.0%
1975 0.637 +0.0%
1976 0.67 +5.2%
1977 0.719 +7.3%
1978 0.733 +1.9%
1979 0.733 +0.0%
1980 0.733 +0.0%
1981 0.739 +0.8%
1982 0.78 +5.5%
1983 0.78 +0.0%
1984 0.78 +0.0%
1985 0.78 +0.0%
1986 0.782 +0.3%
1987 0.825 +5.5%
1988 0.825 +0.0%
1989 0.825 +0.0%
1990 0.825 +0.0%
1991 0.826 +0.1%
1992 0.848 +2.7%
1993 0.848 +0.0%
1994 0.85 +0.2%
1995 0.851 +0.1%
1996 0.856 +0.6%
1997 0.856 +0.0%
1998 0.856 +0.0%
1999 0.856 +0.0%
2000 0.853 -0.4%
2001 0.796 -6.7%
2002 0.819 +2.9%
2003 0.835 +2.0%
2004 0.835 +0.0%
2005 0.835 +0.0%
2006 0.835 +0.0%
2007 0.842 +0.8%
2008 0.879 +4.4%
2009 0.879 +0.0%
2010 0.883 +0.5%
2011 0.885 +0.2%
2012 0.885 +0.0%
2013 0.884 -0.1%
2014 0.884 +0.0%
2015 0.893 +1.0%
2016 0.895 +0.2%
2017 0.891 -0.4%
2018 0.878 -1.5%
2019 0.873 -0.6%
2020 0.87 -0.3%
2021 0.847 -2.6%
2022 0.847 +0.0%
2023 0.847 +0.0%
2024 0.847 +0.0%
2025 0.872 +3.0%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 0.872 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 0.872 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.768, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0.3674 0 0.755 10
1930s 0.7717 0.755 0.78 10
1940s 0.7747 0.767 0.784 10
1950s 0.7573 0.728 0.778 10
1960s 0.6398 0.591 0.728 10
1970s 0.6712 0.637 0.733 10
1980s 0.7849 0.733 0.825 10
1990s 0.8472 0.825 0.856 10
2000s 0.8408 0.796 0.879 10
2010s 0.8851 0.873 0.895 10
2020s 0.855 0.847 0.872 6

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 41 Barbados 0.875 compare
  2. 41 Croatia 0.875 compare
  3. 43 Israel 0.873 compare
  4. 45 Bhutan 0.865 compare
  5. 45 Mauritius 0.865 compare
  6. 47 Suriname 0.864 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is free and fair elections index in Trinidad and Tobago?
Free and fair elections index in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.872 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 0.895 in 2016.
What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for free and fair elections index?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Free and fair elections index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Free and fair elections index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
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