Elections recently led to a change in government by country
Countries reporting
137
Highest
1
Argentina
Lowest
0
South Africa
Median
1
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
32,485
What the numbers show
Elections recently led to a change in government is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 1 in Argentina; the lowest is 0 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.7956.
Elections recently led to a change in government: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belize | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Comoros | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iraq | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nauru | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Taiwan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Andorra | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Belarus | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Switzerland | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Cuba | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Cyprus | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominica | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Japan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Lebanon | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Malta | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Netherlands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Palau | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Paraguay | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Thailand | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Turkey | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Venezuela | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | South Africa | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |