Brazil vs Vanuatu: Free and Fair Elections Index
Brazil
0.838
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.853
in 2025
Brazil rank
53rd
Vanuatu rank
50th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Brazil
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.853 against 0.838 in Brazil, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 53rd and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0972 | 0 | 0.0972 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.0862 | 0 | 0.0862 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.0854 | 0 | 0.0854 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.0375 | 0 | 0.0375 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.2473 | 0 | 0.2473 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.587 | 0 | 0.587 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3453 | 0 | 0.3453 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.3139 | 0.2112 | 0.1027 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4921 | 0.6968 | 0.2047 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.8916 | 0.5525 | 0.3391 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.9149 | 0.5519 | 0.363 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9127 | 0.7815 | 0.1312 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.8555 | 0.8747 | 0.0192 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Brazil or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.853 against 0.838 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Brazil and Vanuatu?
- 0.015, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Vanuatu rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Brazil ranks 53rd and Vanuatu ranks 50th 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.