Sri Lanka: Clean elections index

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 Sri Lanka

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.712
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.629
 Min - Max 0.488 - 0.772
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.712 index points, a decline from 0.772 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1960 to 2023 is 0.629 index points. The minimum value, 0.488 index points, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 0.772 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Sri Lanka - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - 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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