Clean elections index - Country rankings

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Clean elections index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 0.608 index points. The highest value was in Chile: 0.956 index points and the lowest value was in Haiti: 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
Chile 0.956 1 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.955 2 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.909 3 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.877 4 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.87 5 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.837 6 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 0.795 7 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.737 8 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 0.682 9 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.673 10 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.642 11 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.631 12 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.602 13 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.434 14 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.387 15 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.298 16 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.141 17 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 0.118 18 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0 19 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. Chile
2. Uruguay
3. Argentina
4. Peru
5. Panama
6. Brazil
7. Ecuador
8. Colombia
9. Bolivia
10. Mexico
11. Domin. Rep.
12. Paraguay
13. Guatemala
14. El Salvador
15. Honduras
16. Cuba
17. Nicaragua
18. Venezuela
19. Haiti
0.956
0.955
0.909
0.877
0.870
0.837
0.795
0.737
0.682
0.673
0.642
0.631
0.602
0.434
0.387
0.298
0.141
0.118
0.000
0
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.96


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