Australia: Clean elections index

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 Australia

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.962
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.949
 Min - Max 0.930 - 0.978
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.962 index points, unchanged from 0.962 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.526 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1960 to 2024 is 0.949 index points. The minimum value, 0.93 index points, was reached in 1976 while the maximum of 0.978 index points was recorded in 2011. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Australia: Clean elections index
 2024 0.962
 2023 0.962
 2022 0.955
 2021 0.943
 2020 0.943
 2019 0.955
 2018 0.966
 2017 0.966




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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