Peru vs United States: Free and fair elections
Peru
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Peru rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Peru
- United States
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1822 it was United States ahead.
Peru ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and United States in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1840s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1850s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | Peru |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1900s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.4444 | 1 | 0.5556 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.8889 | 1 | 0.1111 | United States |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 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, Peru or United States?
- Peru, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Peru and United States?
- 0, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
- How do Peru and United States rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Peru ranks 1st and United States 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.