Free and Fair Elections Index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.174 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.174
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
136th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.629
in 1946
All-time low
0
in 1839
Years of data
187
1839–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Pakistan, 1839–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.174 for free and fair elections index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Pakistan peaked at 0.629 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1839.
Pakistan ranks 136th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0.075 | — |
| 1921 | 0.449 | +498.7% |
| 1922 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.458 | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 0.501 | +9.4% |
| 1925 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.494 | -1.4% |
| 1927 | 0.465 | -5.9% |
| 1928 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.472 | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 0.487 | +3.2% |
| 1932 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.493 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.575 | +16.6% |
| 1936 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.598 | +4.0% |
| 1938 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.601 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 0.629 | +4.7% |
| 1947 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0.031 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0.065 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0.105 | — |
| 1986 | 0.123 | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.153 | +24.4% |
| 1989 | 0.282 | +84.3% |
| 1990 | 0.281 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.28 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.279 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.307 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.31 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.229 | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0.136 | — |
| 2003 | 0.182 | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.312 | +71.4% |
| 2009 | 0.333 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.343 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.343 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.344 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.343 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.337 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.318 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.29 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.317 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.311 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.278 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.268 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.172 | -35.8% |
| 2025 | 0.174 | +1.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.174 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.321, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.174 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.235, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | +498.7% | 0.075 | 0.449 |
| 1947 | -100.0% | 0.629 | 0 |
| 1971 | -100.0% | 0.031 | 0 |
| 1978 | -100.0% | 0.065 | 0 |
| 2000 | -100.0% | 0.229 | 0 |
| 1989 | +84.3% | 0.153 | 0.282 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4322 | 0.075 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.537 | 0.472 | 0.598 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.422 | 0 | 0.629 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0096 | 0 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0786 | 0 | 0.282 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2806 | 0.229 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1691 | 0 | 0.333 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3335 | 0.29 | 0.344 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2533 | 0.172 | 0.317 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Pakistan?
- Free and fair elections index in Pakistan was 0.174 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.629 in 1946.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1839.
- How does Pakistan rank for free and fair elections index?
- Pakistan ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.