Which has higher free and fair elections index, Egypt or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 0.171 against 0.137 in Egypt as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Free and Fair Elections Index

Egypt

0.137

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.171

in 2025

Egypt rank

139th

Zimbabwe rank

137th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Egypt
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.171 against 0.137 in Egypt, a difference of 0.034.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Egypt ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 176 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.303	0.6961	0.3931	Zimbabwe
1910s	0.1059	0.6983	0.5924	Zimbabwe
1920s	0	0.7032	0.7032	Zimbabwe
1930s	0	0.7093	0.7093	Zimbabwe
1940s	0.0687	0.6955	0.6268	Zimbabwe
1950s	0.1747	0.6945	0.5198	Zimbabwe
1960s	0.1776	0.6515	0.4739	Zimbabwe
1970s	0.2122	0.5404	0.3282	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.1548	0.2482	0.0934	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.1264	0.2344	0.108	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.0701	0.0883	0.0182	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.1397	0.1448	0.0051	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.1363	0.1803	0.044	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Egypt or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.171 against 0.137 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Egypt and Zimbabwe?: 0.034, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Egypt ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th 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: 07 August 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.