Madagascar vs Serbia: Free and Fair Elections Index
Madagascar
0.183
in 2025
Serbia
0.212
in 2025
Madagascar rank
133rd
Serbia rank
130th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Madagascar
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.212 against 0.183 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.029.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Serbia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 133rd and Serbia ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.0602 | 0.0602 | Serbia |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.2986 | 0.2986 | Serbia |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.2954 | 0.2954 | Serbia |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.2898 | 0.2898 | Serbia |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.2966 | 0.2966 | Serbia |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.2895 | 0.2895 | Serbia |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2493 | 0.2493 | Serbia |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2777 | 0.2777 | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.1563 | 0.1563 | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.0801 | 0.0801 | Serbia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.1132 | 0.1132 | Serbia |
| 1960s | 0.1784 | 0.1115 | 0.0669 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.1169 | 0.1008 | 0.0161 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.1637 | 0.112 | 0.0517 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.3593 | 0.2228 | 0.1365 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.3526 | 0.6043 | 0.2517 | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.2148 | 0.5097 | 0.2949 | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.344 | 0.2953 | 0.0487 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Madagascar or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.212 against 0.183 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Madagascar and Serbia?
- 0.029, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Serbia?
- 206 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Serbia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Madagascar ranks 133rd and Serbia ranks 130th 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.