Somalia vs Tanzania: Free and fair elections

Somalia
0
in 1991
Tanzania
0
in 2025
Somalia rank
112th
Tanzania rank
112th

Free and fair elections over time

  • Somalia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0 against 0 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 172 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.9 1 0.1 Tanzania
1970s 0 1 1 Tanzania
1980s 0 1 1 Tanzania
1990s 0 1 1 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Somalia or Tanzania?
Somalia, at 0 against 0 in Tanzania as of 1991.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Somalia and Tanzania?
0, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 1991.
How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for free and fair elections?
Somalia ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 112th 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.