Mongolia vs South Africa: Free and fair elections
Mongolia
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Mongolia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Mongolia
- South Africa
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was South Africa ahead.
Mongolia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Mongolia |
| 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, Mongolia or South Africa?
- Mongolia, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mongolia and South Africa?
- 0, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mongolia 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.