Clean elections index - Country rankings

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Clean elections index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 171 countries was 0.537 index points. The highest value was in Belgium: 0.972 index points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries Clean elections index, 2023 Global rank Available data
Belgium 0.972 1 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.967 2 1960 - 2023
Estonia 0.964 3 1990 - 2023
Australia 0.963 4 1960 - 2023
Denmark 0.961 5 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 0.96 6 1960 - 2023
Norway 0.959 7 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.957 8 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.956 9 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.955 10 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.955 11 1960 - 2023
Ireland 0.953 12 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.952 13 1960 - 2023
France 0.951 14 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.951 15 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.951 16 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.95 17 1960 - 2023
Canada 0.948 18 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.948 19 1960 - 2023
Greece 0.948 20 1960 - 2023
Italy 0.946 21 1960 - 2023
South Korea 0.946 22 1960 - 2023
Taiwan 0.94 23 1960 - 2023
Austria 0.936 24 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.935 25 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 0.934 26 1960 - 2023
UK 0.934 27 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 0.933 28 1989 - 2023
Slovakia 0.93 29 1993 - 2023
Japan 0.928 30 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.924 31 1991 - 2023
Iceland 0.914 32 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.909 33 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 0.908 34 1990 - 2023
Cyprus 0.907 35 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.903 36 1960 - 2023
USA 0.897 37 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.894 38 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.877 39 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.877 40 1960 - 2023
Israel 0.876 41 1960 - 2023
Barbados 0.874 42 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.87 43 1960 - 2023
Suriname 0.869 44 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.863 45 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.859 46 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.848 47 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.841 48 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.837 49 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.833 50 1990 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.82 51 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.814 52 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 0.795 53 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.793 54 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.778 55 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.777 56 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.765 57 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.755 58 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.737 59 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.736 60 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.735 61 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.712 62 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.711 63 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.687 64 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.682 65 1990 - 2023
Bolivia 0.682 66 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.673 67 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.667 68 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 0.658 69 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.657 70 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.653 71 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.646 72 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.642 73 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.638 74 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.633 75 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.631 76 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.618 77 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.617 78 1960 - 2023
Hungary 0.615 79 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.611 80 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.607 81 1991 - 2023
Ukraine 0.604 82 1990 - 2023
Guatemala 0.602 83 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.6 84 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 0.591 85 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.564 86 1998 - 2023
Fiji 0.547 87 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.546 88 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.544 89 1992 - 2023
Botswana 0.543 90 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.517 91 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 0.511 92 1960 - 2023
India 0.51 93 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.51 94 1971 - 2023
Kenya 0.503 95 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.5 96 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.495 97 1960 - 2023
Guyana 0.455 98 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.453 99 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.443 100 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.434 101 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.43 102 1990 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.409 103 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.409 104 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.405 105 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.393 106 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.387 107 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.383 108 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.378 109 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.374 110 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.369 111 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.369 112 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.363 113 1960 - 2023
Serbia 0.358 114 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.357 115 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.347 116 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.34 117 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.336 118 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.332 119 1990 - 2023
Lebanon 0.33 120 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.329 121 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.328 122 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.301 123 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.298 124 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.294 125 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.291 126 1990 - 2023
Angola 0.29 127 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.282 128 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 0.278 129 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.243 130 1960 - 2023
Russia 0.235 131 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.218 132 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.214 133 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.193 134 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.191 135 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.19 136 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.174 137 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.16 138 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.159 139 1971 - 2023
Egypt 0.155 140 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.148 141 1961 - 2023
Uganda 0.145 142 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.143 143 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.142 144 1990 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.141 145 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.134 146 1960 - 2023
North Korea 0.131 147 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 0.118 148 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 0.113 149 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.098 150 1990 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.094 151 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.083 152 1990 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.081 153 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.077 154 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.077 155 1990 - 2023
Comoros 0.074 156 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 0 157 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 158 1960 - 2023
Burma 0 159 1960 - 2023
Chad 0 160 1960 - 2023
China 0 161 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0 162 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0 163 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0 164 1960 - 2023
Libya 0 165 1960 - 2023
Mali 0 166 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 167 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0 168 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0 169 1960 - 2023
Syria 0 170 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0 171 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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1. Belgium
2. Spain
3. Estonia
4. Australia
5. Denmark
6. New Zealand
7. Norway
8. Finland
9. Chile
10. Germany
11. Uruguay
12. Ireland
13. Luxembourg
14. France
15. Netherlands
16. Portugal
17. Sweden
18. Canada
19. Czechia
20. Greece
21. Italy
22. South Korea
23. Taiwan
24. Austria
25. Latvia
26. Switzerland
27. UK
28. Slovenia
29. Slovakia
30. Japan
31. Croatia
32. Iceland
33. Argentina
34. Lithuania
35. Cyprus
36. Malta
37. USA
38. Seychelles
39. Peru
40. Vanuatu
41. Israel
42. Barbados
43. Panama
44. Suriname
45. Jamaica
46. Bhutan
47. Cape Verde
48. Romania
49. Brazil
50. Moldova
51. Tr.&Tobago
52. S.T.&Principe
53. Ecuador
54. Gambia
55. Kuwait
56. Bulgaria
57. South Africa
58. Lesotho
59. Colombia
60. Singapore
61. Poland
62. Sri Lanka
63. Nepal
64. Senegal
65. Armenia
66. Bolivia
67. Mexico
68. Maldives
69. Indonesia
70. Namibia
71. Oman
72. Ghana
73. Domin. Rep.
74. Benin
75. Mongolia
76. Paraguay
77. Solomon Isl.
78. Liberia
79. Hungary
80. Malawi
81. North Macedonia
82. Ukraine
83. Guatemala
84. Georgia
85. Malaysia
86. Montenegro
87. Fiji
88. Tunisia
89. Bosnia & Herz.
90. Botswana
91. Mauritius
92. Vietnam
93. India
94. UA Emirates
95. Kenya
96. Albania
97. Jordan
98. Guyana
99. Morocco
100. Zambia
101. El Salvador
102. Kyrgyzstan
103. Ivory Coast
104. Qatar
105. Turkey
106. Philippines
107. Honduras
108. Nigeria
109. Sierra Leone
110. G.-Bissau
111. Madagascar
112. Tanzania
113. Iraq
114. Serbia
115. Ethiopia
116. Togo
117. Thailand
118. Swaziland
119. Kazakhstan
120. Lebanon
121. Mauritania
122. Rwanda
123. Hong Kong
124. Cuba
125. Papua N.G.
126. Uzbekistan
127. Angola
128. Algeria
129. Pakistan
130. Iran
131. Russia
132. Bahrain
133. Laos
134. DR Congo
135. Niger
136. Mozambique
137. Djibouti
138. Zimbabwe
139. Bangladesh
140. Egypt
141. Cameroon
142. Uganda
143. Gabon
144. Belarus
145. Nicaragua
146. C.A. Republic
147. North Korea
148. Venezuela
149. Cambodia
150. Tajikistan
151. R. of Congo
152. Azerbaijan
153. Eq. Guinea
154. Burundi
155. Turkmenistan
156. Comoros
157. Afghanistan
158. Burkina Faso
159. Burma
160. Chad
161. China
162. Eritrea
163. Guinea
164. Haiti
165. Libya
166. Mali
167. Saudi Arabia
168. Somalia
169. Sudan
170. Syria
171. Yemen
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