Free and Fair Elections Index in Argentina
Argentina: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.878 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.878
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
40th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.912
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Argentina, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for free and fair elections index in Argentina is 0.878, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Argentina peaked at 0.912 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
Argentina ranks 40th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 0 | — |
| 1792 | 0 | — |
| 1793 | 0 | — |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0.063 | — |
| 1854 | 0.191 | +203.2% |
| 1855 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.188 | -1.6% |
| 1857 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.189 | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.189 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.295 | +56.1% |
| 1861 | 0.32 | +8.5% |
| 1862 | 0.324 | +1.3% |
| 1863 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.32 | -1.2% |
| 1865 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.323 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.32 | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.327 | +2.2% |
| 1871 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.322 | -1.5% |
| 1873 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.328 | +1.9% |
| 1875 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.32 | -2.4% |
| 1877 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.318 | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.318 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.328 | +3.1% |
| 1881 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.312 | -4.9% |
| 1883 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.32 | +2.6% |
| 1885 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.315 | -1.6% |
| 1887 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.326 | +3.5% |
| 1889 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.312 | -4.3% |
| 1891 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.33 | +5.8% |
| 1893 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.321 | -2.7% |
| 1895 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.32 | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.334 | +4.4% |
| 1899 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.29 | -13.2% |
| 1905 | 0.273 | -5.9% |
| 1906 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.378 | +38.5% |
| 1911 | 0.403 | +6.6% |
| 1912 | 0.595 | +47.6% |
| 1913 | 0.623 | +4.7% |
| 1914 | 0.604 | -3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.599 | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.642 | +7.2% |
| 1917 | 0.657 | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.697 | +6.1% |
| 1919 | 0.705 | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.702 | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.701 | -0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.727 | +3.7% |
| 1923 | 0.735 | +1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.734 | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.738 | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.739 | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.732 | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.729 | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.491 | -32.6% |
| 1931 | 0.057 | -88.4% |
| 1932 | 0.387 | +578.9% |
| 1933 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.324 | -16.3% |
| 1935 | 0.311 | -4.0% |
| 1936 | 0.291 | -6.4% |
| 1937 | 0.275 | -5.5% |
| 1938 | 0.284 | +3.3% |
| 1939 | 0.291 | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 0.334 | +14.8% |
| 1941 | 0.342 | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 0.35 | +2.3% |
| 1943 | 0.148 | -57.7% |
| 1944 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0.578 | — |
| 1947 | 0.695 | +20.2% |
| 1948 | 0.682 | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.679 | -0.4% |
| 1950 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.676 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.653 | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.461 | -29.4% |
| 1956 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1957 | 0.25 | — |
| 1958 | 0.61 | +144.0% |
| 1959 | 0.615 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.632 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 0.637 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.15 | -76.5% |
| 1963 | 0.326 | +117.3% |
| 1964 | 0.668 | +104.9% |
| 1965 | 0.675 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.33 | -51.1% |
| 1967 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0.562 | — |
| 1974 | 0.727 | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.155 | -78.7% |
| 1977 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0.151 | — |
| 1984 | 0.875 | +479.5% |
| 1985 | 0.874 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.864 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.867 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.874 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.873 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.871 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.868 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.867 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.875 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.872 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.868 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.866 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.867 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.869 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.868 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.867 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.866 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.861 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.839 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.843 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.832 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.829 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.824 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.827 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.843 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.85 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.853 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.847 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.821 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.833 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.883 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.88 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.894 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.912 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.906 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.879 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.878 | -0.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.878 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.878 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.768, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | +578.9% | 0.057 | 0.387 |
| 1984 | +479.5% | 0.151 | 0.875 |
| 1854 | +203.2% | 0.063 | 0.191 |
| 1958 | +144.0% | 0.25 | 0.61 |
| 1963 | +117.3% | 0.15 | 0.326 |
| 1964 | +104.9% | 0.326 | 0.668 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1199 | 0 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3189 | 0.295 | 0.324 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.323 | 0.318 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3202 | 0.312 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3234 | 0.312 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2991 | 0.273 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5903 | 0.378 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7271 | 0.701 | 0.739 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3098 | 0.057 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3808 | 0 | 0.695 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5299 | 0 | 0.679 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3418 | 0 | 0.675 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2171 | 0 | 0.727 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5378 | 0 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8695 | 0.866 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8542 | 0.829 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8461 | 0.821 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8948 | 0.878 | 0.912 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Argentina?
- Free and fair elections index in Argentina was 0.878 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 2022.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Argentina rank for free and fair elections index?
- Argentina ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.