Belarus vs Madagascar: Free and Fair Elections Index
Belarus
0.194
in 2025
Madagascar
0.183
in 2025
Belarus rank
131st
Madagascar rank
133rd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Belarus
- Madagascar
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.194 against 0.183 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.011.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Madagascar ahead.
Belarus ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 133rd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 9 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.0732 | 0 | 0.0732 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.3644 | 0 | 0.3644 | Belarus |
| 1930s | 0.3516 | 0 | 0.3516 | Belarus |
| 1940s | 0.2234 | 0 | 0.2234 | Belarus |
| 1950s | 0.2719 | 0 | 0.2719 | Belarus |
| 1960s | 0.19 | 0.1784 | 0.0116 | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.2878 | 0.1169 | 0.1709 | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.2999 | 0.1637 | 0.1362 | Belarus |
| 1990s | 0.5897 | 0.3593 | 0.2304 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.2262 | 0.3526 | 0.1264 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.2096 | 0.2148 | 0.0052 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.1555 | 0.344 | 0.1885 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belarus or Madagascar?
- Belarus, at 0.194 against 0.183 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Belarus and Madagascar?
- 0.011, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Madagascar?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Madagascar rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Belarus ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 133rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.