Free and Fair Elections Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.604 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Free and Fair Elections Index in Ukraine, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections index in Ukraine stood at 0.604.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Ukraine peaked at 0.682 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.166, in 1966.
Ukraine ranks 80th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.249 | — |
| 1947 | 0.251 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.272 | +8.4% |
| 1951 | 0.274 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.27 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.272 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.273 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.189 | -30.8% |
| 1963 | 0.167 | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.166 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.239 | +44.0% |
| 1971 | 0.299 | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.294 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.289 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.292 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.286 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.284 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.277 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.416 | +50.2% |
| 1990 | 0.547 | +31.5% |
| 1991 | 0.654 | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 0.682 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.647 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.613 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.636 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.438 | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 0.363 | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.322 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.353 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.359 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.281 | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.27 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.51 | +88.9% |
| 2007 | 0.563 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.569 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.57 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.464 | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.476 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.46 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.426 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.397 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.401 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.396 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.576 | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 0.608 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.603 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.606 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.602 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.604 | +0.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.604 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.604 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +88.9% | 0.27 | 0.51 |
| 1989 | +50.2% | 0.277 | 0.416 |
| 2019 | +45.5% | 0.396 | 0.576 |
| 1970 | +44.0% | 0.166 | 0.239 |
| 1990 | +31.5% | 0.416 | 0.547 |
| 1998 | -31.1% | 0.636 | 0.438 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2505 | 0.249 | 0.251 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2719 | 0.27 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.19 | 0.166 | 0.273 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2878 | 0.239 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2999 | 0.277 | 0.416 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5898 | 0.363 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4119 | 0.27 | 0.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4397 | 0.396 | 0.576 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6048 | 0.602 | 0.608 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More reference data data for Ukraine
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Ukraine?
- Free and fair elections index in Ukraine was 0.604 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.682 in 1992.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.166 in 1966.
- How does Ukraine rank for free and fair elections index?
- Ukraine ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.