Mexico vs United States: Free and fair elections
Mexico
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 regions.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United States |
| 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, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mexico and United States?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1842 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mexico ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 regions.
- 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.