Switzerland: Clean elections index

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 Switzerland

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.944
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.931
 Min - Max 0.921 - 0.955
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2024 is 0.944 index points, an increase from 0.933 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.526 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1960 to 2024 is 0.931 index points. The minimum value, 0.921 index points, was reached in 1992 while the maximum of 0.955 index points was recorded in 2012. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Switzerland - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

Historical series
Switzerland - 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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