Kenya vs Turkey: Free and fair elections

Kenya
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Kenya
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Turkey Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0 1 Kenya
1930s 1 0 1 Kenya
1940s 1 0.4 0.6 Kenya
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 0.75 1 0.25 Turkey
1990s 0.8 1 0.2 Turkey
2000s 0.7 1 0.3 Turkey
2010s 0.4 1 0.6 Turkey
2020s 0.6667 1 0.3333 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Kenya or Turkey?
Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Kenya and Turkey?
0, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkey?
104 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Turkey rank globally for free and fair elections?
Kenya 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

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.