Zimbabwe: Clean elections index

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 Zimbabwe

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.157
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.305
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.698
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2024 is 0.157 index points, a decline from 0.166 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.526 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1960 to 2024 is 0.305 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1978 while the maximum of 0.698 index points was recorded in 1960. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Zimbabwe - Clean elections index - Recent values chart

Historical series
Zimbabwe - 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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