Burundi vs Cambodia: Free and Fair Elections Index

Burundi
0.107
in 2025
Cambodia
0.092
in 2025
Burundi rank
147th
Cambodia rank
149th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
00.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.107 against 0.092 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Cambodia ahead.

Burundi ranks 147th and Cambodia ranks 149th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Cambodia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Cambodia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.0369 0.0369 Cambodia
1950s 0 0.1501 0.1501 Cambodia
1960s 0.2052 0.2778 0.0726 Cambodia
1970s 0 0.0111 0.0111 Cambodia
1980s 0.2302 0.0281 0.2021 Burundi
1990s 0.0234 0.28 0.2566 Cambodia
2000s 0.2177 0.2618 0.0441 Cambodia
2010s 0.1179 0.2539 0.136 Cambodia
2020s 0.0752 0.1117 0.0365 Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Burundi or Cambodia?
Burundi, at 0.107 against 0.092 in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Burundi and Cambodia?
0.015, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cambodia?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Cambodia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Burundi ranks 147th and Cambodia ranks 149th 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

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.