Free and Fair Elections Score in Armenia
Armenia: Free and Fair Elections Score was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Free and Fair Elections Score in Armenia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections score in Armenia stood at 8.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections score in Armenia peaked at 9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2017.
That places Armenia 20th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Free and Fair Elections Score in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | -11.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 20 Albania 8 compare
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- 20 Moldova 8 compare
- 20 Mongolia 8 compare
- 20 Nepal 8 compare
- 20 North Macedonia 8 compare
- 20 Panama 8 compare
- 20 Paraguay 8 compare
- 20 Peru 8 compare
- 20 Poland 8 compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 8 compare
- 20 Ukraine 8 compare
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections score in Armenia?
- Free and fair elections score in Armenia was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections score recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections score recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2017.
- How does Armenia rank for free and fair elections score?
- Armenia ranks 20th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections score rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which elections are free from irregularities, the rights to vote, run for office, and campaign are unrestricted, registration is easy, and campaigning and media access are fair.