Australia vs Turkey: Free and fair elections
Australia
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Turkey 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 | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 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, Australia or Turkey?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Australia and Turkey?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Australia ranks 1st and Turkey 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.