Free and Fair Elections Index in Israel
Israel: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.873 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.873
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.917
in 2007
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
209
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Israel, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections index in Israel stood at 0.873.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Israel peaked at 0.917 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
That places Israel 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Israel, 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0.058 | — |
| 1909 | 0.349 | +501.7% |
| 1910 | 0.349 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.348 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.263 | -24.4% |
| 1913 | 0.234 | -11.0% |
| 1914 | 0.251 | +7.3% |
| 1915 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.243 | -3.2% |
| 1948 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1949 | 0.773 | — |
| 1950 | 0.827 | +7.0% |
| 1951 | 0.834 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.842 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.843 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.844 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.846 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.856 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.87 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.877 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.878 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.878 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.878 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.887 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.888 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.901 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.903 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.904 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.907 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.909 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.908 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.91 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.911 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.911 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.911 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.913 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.915 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.911 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.909 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.913 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.912 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.916 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.917 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.913 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.901 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.895 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.894 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.883 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.837 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.884 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.88 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.875 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.873 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.873 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.873 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.235, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | +501.7% | 0.058 | 0.349 |
| 1948 | -100.0% | 0.243 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0407 | 0 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2692 | 0.234 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3865 | 0 | 0.773 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.8408 | 0.827 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8755 | 0.856 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8966 | 0.888 | 0.904 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9079 | 0.904 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9117 | 0.91 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9134 | 0.909 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8943 | 0.837 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8763 | 0.873 | 0.884 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Israel?
- Free and fair elections index in Israel was 0.873 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2007.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Israel rank for free and fair elections index?
- Israel ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.