Free and Fair Elections Index in Philippines
Philippines: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.271 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Free and Fair Elections Index in Philippines, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for free and fair elections index in Philippines is 0.271, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Philippines peaked at 0.587 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places Philippines 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0.172 | — |
| 1908 | 0.406 | +136.0% |
| 1909 | 0.422 | +3.9% |
| 1910 | 0.502 | +19.0% |
| 1911 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.487 | -3.0% |
| 1913 | 0.477 | -2.1% |
| 1914 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.439 | -8.0% |
| 1917 | 0.411 | -6.4% |
| 1918 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.46 | +11.9% |
| 1920 | 0.495 | +7.6% |
| 1921 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.443 | -10.5% |
| 1923 | 0.404 | -8.8% |
| 1924 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.457 | +13.1% |
| 1926 | 0.495 | +8.3% |
| 1927 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.447 | -9.7% |
| 1929 | 0.412 | -7.8% |
| 1930 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.398 | -3.4% |
| 1932 | 0.387 | -2.8% |
| 1933 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.432 | +11.6% |
| 1935 | 0.478 | +10.6% |
| 1936 | 0.462 | -3.3% |
| 1937 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.461 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.451 | -2.2% |
| 1940 | 0.522 | +15.7% |
| 1941 | 0.446 | -14.6% |
| 1942 | 0.001 | -99.8% |
| 1943 | 0.036 | +3500.0% |
| 1944 | 0.128 | +255.6% |
| 1945 | 0.161 | +25.8% |
| 1946 | 0.397 | +146.6% |
| 1947 | 0.454 | +14.4% |
| 1948 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.442 | -2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.373 | -15.6% |
| 1951 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.384 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.449 | +16.9% |
| 1955 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.453 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.477 | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.485 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.483 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.472 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.462 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.438 | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.438 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.438 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.42 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.317 | -24.5% |
| 1971 | 0.355 | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0.002 | — |
| 1978 | 0.049 | +2350.0% |
| 1979 | 0.07 | +42.9% |
| 1980 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.086 | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.099 | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.095 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.093 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.022 | -76.3% |
| 1987 | 0.349 | +1486.4% |
| 1988 | 0.542 | +55.3% |
| 1989 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.511 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.478 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.495 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.503 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.564 | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.587 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.504 | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.468 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.39 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.349 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.349 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.334 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.325 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.397 | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.427 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.42 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.417 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.435 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.425 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.425 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.397 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.363 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.344 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.336 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.271 | -19.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.271 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.271 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5335, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | +3500.0% | 0.001 | 0.036 |
| 1978 | +2350.0% | 0.002 | 0.049 |
| 1987 | +1486.4% | 0.022 | 0.349 |
| 1944 | +255.6% | 0.036 | 0.128 |
| 1946 | +146.6% | 0.161 | 0.397 |
| 1908 | +136.0% | 0.172 | 0.406 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.422 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4643 | 0.411 | 0.502 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4547 | 0.404 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.433 | 0.387 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3041 | 0.001 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4257 | 0.373 | 0.477 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.458 | 0.42 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0793 | 0 | 0.355 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1997 | 0.022 | 0.542 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5203 | 0.478 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4099 | 0.325 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.419 | 0.397 | 0.435 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3513 | 0.271 | 0.397 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Philippines?
- Free and fair elections index in Philippines was 0.271 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.587 in 1999.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Philippines rank for free and fair elections index?
- Philippines ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.