Somalia vs Sudan: Free and Fair Elections Index

Somalia
0
in 2025
Sudan
0
in 2025
Somalia rank
157th
Sudan rank
157th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Somalia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0 against 0 in Sudan, a difference of 0.

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

Somalia ranks 157th and Sudan ranks 157th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sudan Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.0121 0.0121 Sudan
1950s 0.1138 0.174 0.0602 Sudan
1960s 0.3913 0.0199 0.3714 Somalia
1970s 0 0.1148 0.1148 Sudan
1980s 0.0463 0.159 0.1127 Sudan
1990s 0.0045 0.021 0.0165 Sudan
2000s 0 0.0551 0.0551 Sudan
2010s 0 0.1346 0.1346 Sudan
2020s 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Somalia or Sudan?
Somalia, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Somalia and Sudan?
0, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Somalia ranks 157th and Sudan ranks 157th 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.