Russia vs Uganda: Free and Fair Elections Index

Russia
0.135
in 2025
Uganda
0.129
in 2025
Russia rank
141st
Uganda rank
142nd

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Russia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.135 against 0.129 in Uganda, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.

Russia ranks 141st and Uganda ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 11 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Uganda Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.0732 0 0.0732 Russia
1920s 0.3644 0 0.3644 Russia
1930s 0.3516 0 0.3516 Russia
1940s 0.2234 0 0.2234 Russia
1950s 0.2719 0.0551 0.2168 Russia
1960s 0.19 0.494 0.304 Uganda
1970s 0.2878 0.0522 0.2356 Russia
1980s 0.2999 0.0705 0.2294 Russia
1990s 0.5188 0.3431 0.1757 Russia
2000s 0.4443 0.1707 0.2736 Russia
2010s 0.348 0.142 0.206 Russia
2020s 0.2302 0.137 0.0932 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Russia or Uganda?
Russia, at 0.135 against 0.129 in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Russia and Uganda?
0.006, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Uganda?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Russia and Uganda rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Russia ranks 141st and Uganda ranks 142nd 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.