South Korea: Clean elections index

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 South Korea

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.946
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.609
 Min - Max 0.097 - 0.961
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.946 index points, a decline from 0.951 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1960 to 2023 is 0.609 index points. The minimum value, 0.097 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.961 index points was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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South Korea - 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.

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