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Free and Fair Elections Index in Italy

Italy: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.945 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.945
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.945
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1815
Years of data
211
1815–2025

Free and Fair Elections Index in Italy, 1815–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.945 for free and fair elections index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 211 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Italy peaked at 0.945 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1815.

That places Italy 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Free and Fair Elections Index in Italy, year by year

Year Value Change
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 0.299 —
1849 0.439 +46.8%
1850 0.439 +0.0%
1851 0.439 +0.0%
1852 0.439 +0.0%
1853 0.439 +0.0%
1854 0.436 -0.7%
1855 0.436 +0.0%
1856 0.436 +0.0%
1857 0.437 +0.2%
1858 0.442 +1.1%
1859 0.442 +0.0%
1860 0.468 +5.9%
1861 0.469 +0.2%
1862 0.531 +13.2%
1863 0.531 +0.0%
1864 0.531 +0.0%
1865 0.544 +2.4%
1866 0.539 -0.9%
1867 0.539 +0.0%
1868 0.539 +0.0%
1869 0.539 +0.0%
1870 0.54 +0.2%
1871 0.546 +1.1%
1872 0.546 +0.0%
1873 0.546 +0.0%
1874 0.546 +0.0%
1875 0.547 +0.2%
1876 0.545 -0.4%
1877 0.539 -1.1%
1878 0.539 +0.0%
1879 0.539 +0.0%
1880 0.545 +1.1%
1881 0.548 +0.6%
1882 0.546 -0.4%
1883 0.539 -1.3%
1884 0.539 +0.0%
1885 0.539 +0.0%
1886 0.544 +0.9%
1887 0.548 +0.7%
1888 0.548 +0.0%
1889 0.548 +0.0%
1890 0.549 +0.2%
1891 0.554 +0.9%
1892 0.553 -0.2%
1893 0.551 -0.4%
1894 0.551 +0.0%
1895 0.553 +0.4%
1896 0.554 +0.2%
1897 0.534 -3.6%
1898 0.528 -1.1%
1899 0.528 +0.0%
1900 0.488 -7.6%
1901 0.459 -5.9%
1902 0.459 +0.0%
1903 0.459 +0.0%
1904 0.462 +0.7%
1905 0.474 +2.6%
1906 0.474 +0.0%
1907 0.474 +0.0%
1908 0.474 +0.0%
1909 0.481 +1.5%
1910 0.483 +0.4%
1911 0.483 +0.0%
1912 0.486 +0.6%
1913 0.485 -0.2%
1914 0.478 -1.4%
1915 0.478 +0.0%
1916 0.478 +0.0%
1917 0.478 +0.0%
1918 0.478 +0.0%
1919 0.489 +2.3%
1920 0.514 +5.1%
1921 0.473 -8.0%
1922 0.45 -4.9%
1923 0.408 -9.3%
1924 0.214 -47.5%
1925 0.195 -8.9%
1926 0.181 -7.2%
1927 0.181 +0.0%
1928 0.181 +0.0%
1929 0.129 -28.7%
1930 0.113 -12.4%
1931 0.113 +0.0%
1932 0.113 +0.0%
1933 0.121 +7.1%
1934 0.089 -26.4%
1935 0.084 -5.6%
1936 0.084 +0.0%
1937 0.084 +0.0%
1938 0.084 +0.0%
1939 0.084 +0.0%
1940 0.084 +0.0%
1941 0.084 +0.0%
1942 0.084 +0.0%
1943 0.049 -41.7%
1944 0 -100.0%
1945 0 —
1946 0.468 —
1947 0.814 +73.9%
1948 0.832 +2.2%
1949 0.84 +1.0%
1950 0.84 +0.0%
1951 0.84 +0.0%
1952 0.84 +0.0%
1953 0.856 +1.9%
1954 0.867 +1.3%
1955 0.867 +0.0%
1956 0.88 +1.5%
1957 0.88 +0.0%
1958 0.884 +0.5%
1959 0.886 +0.2%
1960 0.886 +0.0%
1961 0.886 +0.0%
1962 0.886 +0.0%
1963 0.888 +0.2%
1964 0.889 +0.1%
1965 0.889 +0.0%
1966 0.889 +0.0%
1967 0.889 +0.0%
1968 0.884 -0.6%
1969 0.881 -0.3%
1970 0.881 +0.0%
1971 0.881 +0.0%
1972 0.883 +0.2%
1973 0.884 +0.1%
1974 0.884 +0.0%
1975 0.884 +0.0%
1976 0.884 +0.0%
1977 0.884 +0.0%
1978 0.884 +0.0%
1979 0.887 +0.3%
1980 0.888 +0.1%
1981 0.888 +0.0%
1982 0.888 +0.0%
1983 0.891 +0.3%
1984 0.893 +0.2%
1985 0.893 +0.0%
1986 0.893 +0.0%
1987 0.894 +0.1%
1988 0.895 +0.1%
1989 0.895 +0.0%
1990 0.895 +0.0%
1991 0.895 +0.0%
1992 0.896 +0.1%
1993 0.903 +0.8%
1994 0.892 -1.2%
1995 0.887 -0.6%
1996 0.899 +1.4%
1997 0.904 +0.6%
1998 0.904 +0.0%
1999 0.904 +0.0%
2000 0.904 +0.0%
2001 0.907 +0.3%
2002 0.908 +0.1%
2003 0.908 +0.0%
2004 0.908 +0.0%
2005 0.908 +0.0%
2006 0.911 +0.3%
2007 0.912 +0.1%
2008 0.921 +1.0%
2009 0.925 +0.4%
2010 0.925 +0.0%
2011 0.925 +0.0%
2012 0.925 +0.0%
2013 0.931 +0.6%
2014 0.932 +0.1%
2015 0.932 +0.0%
2016 0.932 +0.0%
2017 0.935 +0.3%
2018 0.935 +0.0%
2019 0.935 +0.0%
2020 0.935 +0.0%
2021 0.935 +0.0%
2022 0.938 +0.3%
2023 0.945 +0.7%
2024 0.945 +0.0%
2025 0.945 +0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.945 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.945 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Italy 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.

YearChange FromTo
1944 -100.0% 0.049 0
1947 +73.9% 0.468 0.814
1924 -47.5% 0.408 0.214
1849 +46.8% 0.299 0.439
1943 -41.7% 0.084 0.049
1929 -28.7% 0.181 0.129

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 0 0 0 5
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0.0738 0 0.439 10
1850s 0.4385 0.436 0.442 10
1860s 0.523 0.468 0.544 10
1870s 0.5433 0.539 0.547 10
1880s 0.5444 0.539 0.548 10
1890s 0.5455 0.528 0.554 10
1900s 0.4704 0.459 0.488 10
1910s 0.4816 0.478 0.489 10
1920s 0.2926 0.129 0.514 10
1930s 0.0969 0.084 0.121 10
1940s 0.3255 0 0.84 10
1950s 0.864 0.84 0.886 10
1960s 0.8867 0.881 0.889 10
1970s 0.8836 0.881 0.887 10
1980s 0.8918 0.888 0.895 10
1990s 0.8979 0.887 0.904 10
2000s 0.9112 0.904 0.925 10
2010s 0.9307 0.925 0.935 10
2020s 0.9405 0.935 0.945 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 11 Estonia 0.952 compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 0.947 compare
  3. 13 Ireland 0.945 compare
  4. 13 Sweden 0.945 compare
  5. 16 Canada 0.944 compare
  6. 16 Costa Rica 0.944 compare
  7. 16 Greece 0.944 compare
  8. 16 Luxembourg 0.944 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is free and fair elections index in Italy?
Free and fair elections index in Italy was 0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.945 in 2023.
What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1815.
How does Italy rank for free and fair elections index?
Italy ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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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.