Germany: Clean elections index

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 Germany

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.956
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.976
 Min - Max 0.956 - 0.985
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2024 is 0.956 index points, unchanged from 0.956 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.526 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 1960 to 2024 is 0.976 index points. The minimum value, 0.956 index points, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 0.985 index points was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Germany - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

Historical series
Germany - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2024




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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