Mexico vs South Africa: Free and fair elections
Mexico
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Mexico |
| 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, Mexico or South Africa?
- Mexico, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mexico and South Africa?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mexico 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.