Romania vs Turkey: Free and fair elections

Romania
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Romania
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Turkey Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0 1 Romania
1910s 0.8 0 0.8 Romania
1920s 1 0 1 Romania
1930s 0.7 0 0.7 Romania
1940s 0 1 1 Turkey
1950s 0 1 1 Turkey
1960s 0 1 1 Turkey
1970s 0 1 1 Turkey
1980s 0 1 1 Turkey
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, Romania or Turkey?
Romania, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Romania and Turkey?
0, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
110 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for free and fair elections?
Romania ranks 1st and Turkey 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.