Argentina vs United States: Free and fair elections
Argentina
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Argentina
- United States
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 158 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | United States |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Argentina or United States?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Argentina and United States?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and United States rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Argentina ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.