Which has higher free and fair elections index, Canada or Italy?

Italy, at 0.945 against 0.944 in Canada as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.

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.

Canada vs Italy: Free and Fair Elections Index

Canada

0.944

in 2025

Italy

0.945

in 2025

Canada rank

16th

Italy rank

13th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Canada
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.945 against 0.944 in Canada, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Italy ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 16 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.597	0.082	0.515	Canada
1850s	0.6184	0.4385	0.1799	Canada
1860s	0.6188	0.523	0.0958	Canada
1870s	0.6207	0.5433	0.0774	Canada
1880s	0.6412	0.5444	0.0968	Canada
1890s	0.6404	0.5455	0.0949	Canada
1900s	0.6736	0.4704	0.2032	Canada
1910s	0.653	0.4816	0.1714	Canada
1920s	0.7668	0.2926	0.4742	Canada
1930s	0.819	0.0969	0.7221	Canada
1940s	0.828	0.3255	0.5025	Canada
1950s	0.8586	0.864	0.0054	Italy
1960s	0.8803	0.8867	0.0064	Italy
1970s	0.9087	0.8836	0.0251	Canada
1980s	0.9184	0.8918	0.0266	Canada
1990s	0.9254	0.8979	0.0275	Canada
2000s	0.936	0.9112	0.0248	Canada
2010s	0.917	0.9307	0.0137	Italy
2020s	0.942	0.9405	0.0015	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Canada or Italy?: Italy, at 0.945 against 0.944 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Canada and Italy?: 0.001, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Canada ranks 16th and Italy ranks 13th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.