Egypt vs Russia: Free and fair elections index

Egypt
0.137
in 2025
Russia
0.135
in 2025
Egypt rank
139th
Russia rank
141st

Free and fair elections index over time

  • Egypt
  • Russia
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.137 against 0.135 in Russia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Russia ahead.

Egypt ranks 139th and Russia ranks 141st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Russia Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 β€”
1790s 0 0 0 β€”
1800s 0 0 0 β€”
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0.3493 0 0.3493 Egypt
1890s 0.499 0 0.499 Egypt
1900s 0.303 0 0.303 Egypt
1910s 0.1059 0.0732 0.0327 Egypt
1920s 0 0.3644 0.3644 Russia
1930s 0 0.3516 0.3516 Russia
1940s 0.0687 0.2234 0.1547 Russia
1950s 0.1747 0.2719 0.0972 Russia
1960s 0.1776 0.19 0.0124 Russia
1970s 0.2122 0.2878 0.0756 Russia
1980s 0.1548 0.2999 0.1451 Russia
1990s 0.1264 0.5188 0.3924 Russia
2000s 0.0701 0.4443 0.3742 Russia
2010s 0.1397 0.348 0.2083 Russia
2020s 0.1363 0.2302 0.0938 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Egypt or Russia?
Egypt, at 0.137 against 0.135 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Egypt and Russia?
0.002, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Russia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Russia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Egypt ranks 139th and Russia ranks 141st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
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