Free and Fair Elections Index in Czechia
Czechia: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.94 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.94
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
22nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.96
in 2007
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Czechia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.94 for free and fair elections index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Czechia peaked at 0.96 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
Czechia ranks 22nd 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 Czechia, 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 | 0.396 | — |
| 1849 | 0.677 | +71.0% |
| 1850 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0.642 | — |
| 1868 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.591 | -7.9% |
| 1872 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.67 | +13.4% |
| 1874 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.674 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.589 | -12.6% |
| 1886 | 0.589 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.589 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.589 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.589 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.589 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.5 | -15.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.582 | +16.4% |
| 1898 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.525 | -9.8% |
| 1901 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.456 | -13.1% |
| 1908 | 0.422 | -7.5% |
| 1909 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.43 | +1.9% |
| 1912 | 0.436 | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0.63 | — |
| 1921 | 0.893 | +41.7% |
| 1922 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.896 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.916 | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.915 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.913 | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.908 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.905 | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.174 | -80.8% |
| 1940 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0.384 | — |
| 1947 | 0.638 | +66.1% |
| 1948 | 0.517 | -19.0% |
| 1949 | 0.391 | -24.4% |
| 1950 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.395 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.433 | +9.6% |
| 1956 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.428 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.424 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.423 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.421 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.422 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.424 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.422 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.42 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.424 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.426 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.799 | +87.6% |
| 1991 | 0.936 | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.95 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.951 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.937 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.925 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.938 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.948 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.955 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.96 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.959 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.955 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.912 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.899 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.913 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.914 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.948 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.94 | -0.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 | 0.1073 | 0 | 0.677 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0677 | 0 | 0.677 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1926 | 0 | 0.642 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6518 | 0.591 | 0.674 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6315 | 0.589 | 0.674 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5335 | 0.5 | 0.589 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4975 | 0.422 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3468 | 0 | 0.436 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8761 | 0.63 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8362 | 0.174 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.193 | 0 | 0.638 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4124 | 0.391 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4228 | 0.421 | 0.428 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4235 | 0.421 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4228 | 0.42 | 0.426 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9286 | 0.799 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9467 | 0.925 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9446 | 0.899 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9352 | 0.913 | 0.948 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Czechia?
- Free and fair elections index in Czechia was 0.94 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2007.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Czechia rank for free and fair elections index?
- Czechia ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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.