Kuwait vs South Africa: Free and fair elections
Kuwait
1
in 2024
South Africa
1
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Kuwait
- South Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Kuwait |
| 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, Kuwait or South Africa?
- Kuwait, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Kuwait and South Africa?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and South Africa 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.