Free and Fair Elections Index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.701 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.701
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
67th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.701
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
234
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in North Macedonia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections index in North Macedonia stood at 0.701. That is the highest value across all 234 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in North Macedonia peaked at 0.701 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
That places North Macedonia 67th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in North Macedonia, 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 | 0.243 | +3.8% |
| 1915 | 0.252 | +3.7% |
| 1916 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.261 | +3.6% |
| 1919 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.264 | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 0.294 | +11.4% |
| 1922 | 0.294 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.291 | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.29 | -0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.288 | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.238 | -17.4% |
| 1929 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0.212 | — |
| 1936 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.213 | +0.5% |
| 1939 | 0.245 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.222 | -9.4% |
| 1942 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0.01 | — |
| 1946 | 0.081 | +710.0% |
| 1947 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.107 | +32.1% |
| 1951 | 0.115 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.111 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 0.109 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.111 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.113 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.112 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.112 | — |
| 1976 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.151 | +34.8% |
| 1991 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0.086 | — |
| 1995 | 0.434 | +404.7% |
| 1996 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.435 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.501 | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.62 | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.361 | -41.8% |
| 2001 | 0.36 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.467 | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 0.62 | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 0.642 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.634 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.644 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.635 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.598 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.574 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.579 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.543 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.515 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.513 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.501 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.489 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.518 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6 | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.615 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.67 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.666 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.654 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.613 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.662 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 0.701 | +5.9% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.701 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.701 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +710.0% | 0.01 | 0.081 |
| 1909 | +501.7% | 0.058 | 0.349 |
| 1995 | +404.7% | 0.086 | 0.434 |
| 1930 | -100.0% | 0.238 | 0 |
| 1942 | -100.0% | 0.222 | 0 |
| 1974 | -100.0% | 0.112 | 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 | 0.2715 | 0.234 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2777 | 0.238 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1563 | 0 | 0.245 | 7 |
| 1940s | 0.0801 | 0 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1132 | 0.107 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1115 | 0.109 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1008 | 0 | 0.112 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.112 | 0.112 | 0.112 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2661 | 0 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5535 | 0.36 | 0.644 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5543 | 0.489 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6515 | 0.613 | 0.701 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in North Macedonia?
- Free and fair elections index in North Macedonia was 0.701 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.701 in 2025.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does North Macedonia rank for free and fair elections index?
- North Macedonia ranks 67th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.