Free and Fair Elections Index in Turkey
Turkey: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.417 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.417
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
103rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.909
in 2003
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Turkey, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.417 for free and fair elections index in 2025.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Turkey peaked at 0.909 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
Turkey ranks 103rd of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Turkey, 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% |
| 1920 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.214 | -11.9% |
| 1924 | 0.183 | -14.5% |
| 1925 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.184 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.185 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.179 | -3.2% |
| 1932 | 0.176 | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.175 | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.182 | +4.0% |
| 1944 | 0.183 | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.281 | +53.6% |
| 1947 | 0.385 | +37.0% |
| 1948 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.62 | +61.0% |
| 1951 | 0.704 | +13.5% |
| 1952 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.705 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.706 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.702 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.68 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.269 | -60.4% |
| 1961 | 0.207 | -23.0% |
| 1962 | 0.702 | +239.1% |
| 1963 | 0.702 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.702 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.715 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.758 | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.755 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.754 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.742 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.733 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.495 | -32.5% |
| 1981 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0.104 | — |
| 1984 | 0.675 | +549.0% |
| 1985 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.687 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.816 | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.834 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.839 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.859 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.855 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.877 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.885 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.889 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.909 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.839 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.752 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.745 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.735 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.72 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.707 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.651 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.537 | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.465 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.444 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.424 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.411 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.408 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.402 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.407 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.417 | +2.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.417 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.417 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +549.0% | 0.104 | 0.675 |
| 1909 | +501.7% | 0.058 | 0.349 |
| 1962 | +239.1% | 0.207 | 0.702 |
| 1981 | -100.0% | 0.495 | 0 |
| 1950 | +61.0% | 0.385 | 0.62 |
| 1960 | -60.4% | 0.68 | 0.269 |
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 |
| 1920s | 0.2046 | 0.183 | 0.243 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1771 | 0.175 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2509 | 0.175 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6911 | 0.62 | 0.706 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6329 | 0.207 | 0.758 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.749 | 0.733 | 0.755 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4943 | 0 | 0.816 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8551 | 0.834 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8638 | 0.752 | 0.909 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5839 | 0.411 | 0.745 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4075 | 0.4 | 0.417 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Turkey?
- Free and fair elections index in Turkey was 0.417 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.909 in 2003.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Turkey rank for free and fair elections index?
- Turkey ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.