Rwanda: Clean elections index

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Rwanda

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.328
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.253
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.423
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.328 index points, a decline from 0.338 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Rwanda from 1960 to 2023 is 0.253 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.423 index points was recorded in 1982. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Recent data
Rwanda - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

Historical series
Rwanda - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2023




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.

Selected articles from our guide:

What factors determine the exchange rates

International lending and sovereign debt

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Electoral democracy index 0.214 2023 index points
 Liberal democracy index 0.096 2023 index points
 Participatory democracy index 0.145 2023 index points
 Deliberative democracy index 0.194 2023 index points
 Egalitarian democracy index 0.183 2023 index points
 Government accountability -0.368 2023 index points
 Freedom of expression 0.218 2023 index points
 Political corruption 0.437 2023 index points
 Women political empowerment 0.621 2023 index points
 Academic freedom 0.185 2023 index points
 Clean elections index 0.328 2023 index points
 Judicial constraints on executive 0.166 2023 index points
 Legislative constraints on executive 0.336 2023 index points
 Civil society participation index 0.386 2023 index points
 Direct popular vote index 0.120 2023 index points
 Equal protection index 0.541 2023 index points
 Presidential elections 0.00 2023 1 elections, 0 otherwise
 Parliamentary elections 0.00 2023 1 elections, 0 otherwise
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK