Clean elections index - Country rankings

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Clean elections index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 14 countries was 0.604 index points. The highest value was in Canada: 0.948 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
Canada 0.948 1 1960 - 2023
USA 0.897 2 1960 - 2023
Barbados 0.874 3 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.87 4 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.863 5 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.82 6 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.673 7 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.642 8 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.602 9 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.434 10 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.387 11 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.298 12 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.141 13 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0 14 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. Canada
2. USA
3. Barbados
4. Panama
5. Jamaica
6. Tr.&Tobago
7. Mexico
8. Domin. Rep.
9. Guatemala
10. El Salvador
11. Honduras
12. Cuba
13. Nicaragua
14. Haiti
0.948
0.897
0.874
0.870
0.863
0.820
0.673
0.642
0.602
0.434
0.387
0.298
0.141
0.000
0
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.95


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