Free and Fair Elections Score in Myanmar
Myanmar: Free and Fair Elections Score was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Free and Fair Elections Score in Myanmar, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1 for free and fair elections score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections score in Myanmar peaked at 7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places Myanmar 106th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Score in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 25% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 106 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 106 China 1 compare
- 106 Cuba 1 compare
- 106 Eritrea 1 compare
- 106 Guinea 1 compare
- 106 Haiti 1 compare
- 106 Kuwait 1 compare
- 106 Laos 1 compare
- 106 Libya 1 compare
- 106 Mali 1 compare
- 106 Niger 1 compare
- 106 North Korea 1 compare
- 106 Qatar 1 compare
- 106 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 106 Somalia 1 compare
- 106 South Sudan 1 compare
- 106 Sudan 1 compare
- 106 Syria 1 compare
- 106 Tajikistan 1 compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 106 Yemen 1 compare
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections score in Myanmar?
- Free and fair elections score in Myanmar was 1 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections score recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Myanmar rank for free and fair elections score?
- Myanmar ranks 106th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections score rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.