Rankings · politics
Countries by free and fair elections
How free and fair national elections are, from 0 to 1: no fraud, intimidation or vote buying, and an independent election body (V-Dem experts). 175 countries ranked for 2025 (index).
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| 1 |  Belgium | 0.97 index | +0.0% | = |
| 2 |  Norway | 0.97 index | +0.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 3 |  Australia | 0.96 index | +1.1% | ▲ 16 |
| 4 |  Chile | 0.96 index | -1.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 5 |  Germany | 0.96 index | -1.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 6 |  Denmark | 0.96 index | +0.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 7 |  Spain | 0.96 index | -1.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 8 |  Finland | 0.96 index | -1.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 9 |  Estonia | 0.95 index | -2.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 10 |  Ireland | 0.95 index | +0.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 11 |  Italy | 0.95 index | +2.2% | ▲ 19 |
| 12 |  Netherlands | 0.95 index | -2.1% | ▼ 5 |
| 13 |  New Zealand | 0.95 index | -2.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 14 |  Sweden | 0.95 index | -1.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 15 |  Uruguay | 0.95 index | -1.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 16 |  Austria | 0.94 index | +0.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 17 |  Canada | 0.94 index | +4.4% | ▲ 20 |
| 18 |  Switzerland | 0.94 index | -1.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 19 |  Costa Rica | 0.94 index | -2.1% | ▼ 9 |
| 20 |  Czechia | 0.94 index | -2.1% | ▼ 9 |
| 21 |  France | 0.94 index | -2.1% | ▼ 8 |
| 22 |  Greece | 0.94 index | -2.1% | ▼ 8 |
| 23 |  Japan | 0.94 index | +1.1% | ▲ 8 |
| 24 |  South Korea | 0.94 index | +5.6% | ▲ 17 |
| 25 |  Luxembourg | 0.94 index | -1.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 26 |  Portugal | 0.94 index | -2.1% | ▼ 10 |
| 27 |  Slovakia | 0.94 index | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 28 |  Taiwan | 0.94 index | +5.6% | ▲ 15 |
| 29 |  Iceland | 0.93 index | -2.1% | ▼ 7 |
| 30 |  United Kingdom | 0.92 index | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 31 |  Latvia | 0.92 index | +1.1% | ▲ 5 |
| 32 |  Slovenia | 0.92 index | -2.1% | ▼ 5 |
| 33 |  Cyprus | 0.91 index | -1.1% | = |
| 34 |  Sri Lanka | 0.91 index | +49.2% | ▲ 51 |
| 35 |  Malta | 0.9 index | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 36 |  United States | 0.9 index | -4.3% | ▼ 8 |
| 37 |  Argentina | 0.88 index | +3.5% | ▲ 9 |
| 38 |  Barbados | 0.88 index | +2.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 39 |  Croatia | 0.88 index | -5.4% | ▼ 10 |
| 40 |  Jamaica | 0.88 index | +6.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 41 |  Lithuania | 0.88 index | -6.4% | ▼ 16 |
| 42 |  Seychelles | 0.88 index | +39.7% | ▲ 42 |
| 43 |  Bhutan | 0.87 index | +3.6% | ▲ 5 |
| 44 |  Israel | 0.87 index | -3.3% | ▼ 6 |
| 45 |  Mauritius | 0.87 index | -3.3% | ▼ 5 |
| 46 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.87 index | -2.2% | ▼ 4 |
| 47 |  Peru | 0.86 index | -6.5% | ▼ 12 |
| 48 |  Suriname | 0.86 index | +3.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 49 |  Timor-Leste | 0.86 index | +19.4% | ▲ 19 |
| 50 |  Vanuatu | 0.85 index | +11.8% | ▲ 10 |
| 51 |  South Africa | 0.85 index | +6.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 52 |  Brazil | 0.84 index | -8.7% | ▼ 20 |
| 53 |  Cabo Verde | 0.84 index | -2.3% | ▼ 8 |
| 54 |  Panama | 0.84 index | -1.2% | ▼ 7 |
| 55 |  Ecuador | 0.83 index | +18.6% | ▲ 15 |
| 56 |  Poland | 0.83 index | -13.5% | ▼ 41 |
| 57 |  Botswana | 0.8 index | -4.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 58 |  Lesotho | 0.79 index | +16.2% | ▲ 15 |
| 59 |  Gambia | 0.78 index | +290.0% | ▲ 84 |
| 60 |  Singapore | 0.78 index | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 61 |  Bolivia | 0.77 index | +10.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 62 |  Dominican Republic | 0.77 index | +28.3% | ▲ 26 |
| 63 |  Colombia | 0.76 index | +10.1% | ▲ 9 |
| 64 |  Solomon Islands | 0.75 index | +23.0% | ▲ 23 |
| 65 |  São Tomé and Principe | 0.75 index | -5.1% | ▼ 9 |
| 66 |  Ghana | 0.71 index | -5.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 67 |  North Macedonia | 0.7 index | +42.9% | ▲ 26 |
| 68 |  Senegal | 0.7 index | -4.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 69 |  Kosovo | 0.7 index | -7.9% | ▼ 8 |
| 70 |  Nepal | 0.69 index | +4.5% | ▲ 9 |
| 71 |  Oman | 0.69 index | -1.4% | = |
| 72 |  Armenia | 0.67 index | +272.2% | ▲ 75 |
| 73 |  Guatemala | 0.67 index | +6.3% | ▲ 10 |
| 74 |  Moldova | 0.66 index | -1.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 75 |  Romania | 0.66 index | -15.4% | ▼ 18 |
| 76 |  Benin | 0.64 index | -4.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 77 |  Bulgaria | 0.64 index | -21.0% | ▼ 25 |
| 78 |  Maldives | 0.64 index | +56.1% | ▲ 35 |
| 79 |  Paraguay | 0.63 index | -4.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 80 |  Montenegro | 0.61 index | +64.9% | ▲ 37 |
| 81 |  Hungary | 0.6 index | -20.0% | ▼ 18 |
| 82 |  Malawi | 0.6 index | +36.4% | ▲ 25 |
| 83 |  Malaysia | 0.6 index | +71.4% | ▲ 37 |
| 84 |  Namibia | 0.6 index | -21.1% | ▼ 25 |
| 85 |  Ukraine | 0.6 index | +50.0% | ▲ 30 |
| 86 |  Jordan | 0.59 index | +25.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 87 |  Liberia | 0.59 index | +1.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 88 |  Mongolia | 0.59 index | -13.2% | ▼ 14 |
| 89 |  Mexico | 0.55 index | -25.7% | ▼ 24 |
| 90 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.54 index | +14.9% | ▲ 8 |
| 91 |  Fiji | 0.54 index | +12.5% | ▲ 5 |
| 92 |  Vietnam | 0.53 index | +12.8% | ▲ 9 |
| 93 |  Indonesia | 0.52 index | -30.7% | ▼ 29 |
| 94 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.51 index | -3.8% | ▼ 2 |
| 95 |  India | 0.5 index | -25.4% | ▼ 19 |
| 96 |  Guyana | 0.49 index | -25.8% | ▼ 18 |
| 97 |  Kenya | 0.49 index | +16.7% | ▲ 13 |
| 98 |  Albania | 0.47 index | -2.1% | ▼ 3 |
| 99 |  Morocco | 0.46 index | +7.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 100 |  Thailand | 0.46 index | +84.0% | ▲ 37 |
| 101 |  Zambia | 0.46 index | -2.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 102 |  Tunisia | 0.45 index | -43.8% | ▼ 48 |
| 103 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0.43 index | +7.5% | ▲ 11 |
| 104 |  Turkey | 0.42 index | -22.2% | ▼ 13 |
| 105 |  Eswatini | 0.38 index | +35.7% | ▲ 27 |
| 106 |  Iraq | 0.37 index | +5.7% | ▲ 13 |
| 107 |  Nigeria | 0.36 index | -21.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 108 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 0.36 index | -25.0% | ▼ 11 |
| 109 |  Honduras | 0.35 index | +9.4% | ▲ 15 |
| 110 |  Kazakhstan | 0.34 index | +30.8% | ▲ 26 |
| 111 |  Ivory Coast | 0.33 index | -28.3% | ▼ 8 |
| 112 |  Ethiopia | 0.32 index | +100.0% | ▲ 38 |
| 113 |  Georgia | 0.32 index | -50.8% | ▼ 32 |
| 114 |  Sierra Leone | 0.32 index | -31.9% | ▼ 14 |
| 115 |  Algeria | 0.31 index | +6.9% | ▲ 14 |
| 116 |  Lebanon | 0.31 index | -26.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 117 |  El Salvador | 0.31 index | -52.3% | ▼ 35 |
| 118 |  Togo | 0.31 index | -16.2% | = |
| 119 |  Cuba | 0.3 index | +11.1% | ▲ 14 |
| 120 |  Uzbekistan | 0.3 index | +76.5% | ▲ 29 |
| 121 |  Angola | 0.29 index | +45.0% | ▲ 20 |
| 122 |  Hong Kong S.A.R. | 0.29 index | -63.7% | ▼ 69 |
| 123 |  Mauritania | 0.29 index | -32.6% | ▼ 14 |
| 124 |  Bahrain | 0.27 index | -6.9% | ▲ 4 |
| 125 |  Philippines | 0.27 index | -35.7% | ▼ 13 |
| 126 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.27 index | +12.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 127 |  Iran | 0.24 index | -36.8% | ▼ 11 |
| 128 |  Laos | 0.24 index | +84.6% | ▲ 27 |
| 129 |  Rwanda | 0.23 index | -28.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 130 |  Republic of Serbia | 0.21 index | -57.1% | ▼ 36 |
| 131 |  Belarus | 0.19 index | -17.4% | ▲ 9 |
| 132 |  Gabon | 0.19 index | +26.7% | ▲ 20 |
| 133 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.18 index | +20.0% | ▲ 18 |
| 134 |  Comoros | 0.18 index | -30.8% | = |
| 135 |  Madagascar | 0.18 index | -47.1% | ▼ 14 |
| 136 |  Djibouti | 0.17 index | -15.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 137 |  Pakistan | 0.17 index | -50.0% | ▼ 15 |
| 138 |  Zimbabwe | 0.17 index | -10.5% | ▲ 8 |
| 139 |  Egypt | 0.14 index | +0.0% | ▲ 15 |
| 140 |  Nicaragua | 0.14 index | -53.3% | ▼ 13 |
| 141 |  Russia | 0.14 index | -58.8% | ▼ 18 |
| 142 |  Uganda | 0.13 index | -13.3% | ▲ 11 |
| 143 |  Central African Republic | 0.12 index | – | ▲ 24 |
| 144 |  Cameroon | 0.12 index | -36.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 145 |  North Korea | 0.12 index | -7.7% | ▲ 11 |
| 146 |  Azerbaijan | 0.11 index | +83.3% | ▲ 15 |
| 147 |  Burundi | 0.11 index | +37.5% | ▲ 13 |
| 148 |  Cambodia | 0.09 index | -69.0% | ▼ 18 |
| 149 |  Mozambique | 0.09 index | -67.9% | ▼ 18 |
| 150 |  Tajikistan | 0.09 index | +50.0% | ▲ 13 |
| 151 |  Republic of the Congo | 0.08 index | -27.3% | ▲ 7 |
| 152 |  Equatorial Guinea | 0.08 index | +60.0% | ▲ 13 |
| 153 |  Chad | 0.08 index | -20.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 154 |  Turkmenistan | 0.07 index | +16.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 155 |  Venezuela | 0.05 index | -83.9% | ▼ 29 |
| 156 |  Afghanistan | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 157 |  Burkina Faso | 0 index | -100.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 158 |  Bangladesh | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 159 |  China | 0 index | – | ▲ 9 |
| 160 |  Eritrea | 0 index | – | ▲ 9 |
| 161 |  Guinea | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 26 |
| 162 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 72 |
| 163 |  Haiti | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 25 |
| 164 |  Kuwait | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 98 |
| 165 |  Libya | 0 index | – | ▲ 5 |
| 166 |  Mali | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 60 |
| 167 |  Myanmar | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 63 |
| 168 |  Niger | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 82 |
| 169 |  Qatar | 0 index | – | ▲ 2 |
| 170 |  Saudi Arabia | 0 index | – | ▲ 2 |
| 171 |  Sudan | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 23 |
| 172 |  Somalia | 0 index | – | ▲ 1 |
| 173 |  South Sudan | 0 index | – | ▲ 1 |
| 174 |  Syria | 0 index | – | ▲ 1 |
| 175 |  Yemen | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 9 |
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