Free and fair elections, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Free and fair elections. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
91
Highest
0 % change on previous year
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Russia
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
236
1790–2025
Data points
10,311
What the numbers show
Free and fair elections, annual growth rate is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 0 % change on previous year in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -43.96 % change on previous year.
Free and fair elections, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Laos | 0 % change on previous year | 1975 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 1952 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | -100 % change on previous year | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Somalia | -100 % change on previous year | 1969 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Serbia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Bangladesh | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Benin | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Tajikistan | -100 % change on previous year | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Turkmenistan | -100 % change on previous year | 1937 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Tunisia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Tanzania | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Uganda | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Burundi | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | -100 % change on previous year | 1993 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Hong Kong | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Uzbekistan | -100 % change on previous year | 1937 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Venezuela | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Afghanistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Cambodia | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Nicaragua | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Egypt | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Madagascar | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Comoros | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Mozambique | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Gabon | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Cote d'Ivoire | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Pakistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Central African Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Philippines | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Iran | -100 % change on previous year | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Belarus | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Russia | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Free and fair elections. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Free and fair elections V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Free and fair elections. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.