var question_list = ["What is 1 + 1", "What is 2 + 2"] var answer_list = [2, 4] let currentNumber = 0; let scoreboard = 0; function submit() { let user_answer = $('#question-number').val() console.log(user_answer) console.log(answer_list[currentNumber]) if (user_answer === answer_list[currentNumber]) { console.log("correct"); } else { console.log("eror"); } } submit(); <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <input id="question-number" />No estoy seguro de por qué la declaración if else me da la respuesta else porque la terminal imprimirá 2 2 eror