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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

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Source: 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 Switzerland 0.942 compare
  2. 21 France 0.941 compare
  3. 22 Portugal 0.94 compare
  4. 22 Taiwan 0.94 compare
  5. 25 Austria 0.938 compare
  6. 25 Slovakia 0.938 compare

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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 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 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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Indicator
Free and fair elections index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
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