Elections recently led to a change in government by country

Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Elections recently led to a change in government
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.