Australia vs El Salvador: Free and fair elections

Australia
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Australia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 119 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0 1 Australia
1910s 1 0 1 Australia
1920s 1 0 1 Australia
1930s 1 0 1 Australia
1940s 1 0 1 Australia
1950s 1 0 1 Australia
1960s 1 0 1 Australia
1970s 1 0 1 Australia
1980s 1 0 1 Australia
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Australia
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, Australia or El Salvador?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Australia and El Salvador?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
119 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for free and fair elections?
Australia ranks 1st and El Salvador 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.