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Free and fair elections index

· higher is better · 175 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Belgium0.97
  2. 2Norway0.97
  3. 3Australia0.96
  4. 4Finland0.96
  5. 4Denmark0.96
  6. 5Germany0.96
  7. 6Chile0.96
  8. 6Spain0.96
  9. 7Netherlands0.95
  10. 7New Zealand0.95
  11. 8Estonia0.95
  12. 9Uruguay0.95
  13. 10Sweden0.95
  14. 10Ireland0.95
  15. 10Italy0.95
  16. 11Luxembourg0.94
  17. 11Greece0.94
  18. 11Canada0.94
  19. 11Costa Rica0.94
  20. 12Switzerland0.94
  21. 13France0.94
  22. 14Czechia0.94
  23. 14Portugal0.94
  24. 14Taiwan0.94
  25. 15Slovak Republic0.94
  26. 15Austria0.94
  27. 16Japan0.94
  28. 17Korea, Rep.0.94
  29. 18Iceland0.93
  30. 19United Kingdom0.92
  31. 20Latvia0.92
  32. 21Slovenia0.92
  33. 22Sri Lanka0.91
  34. 23Cyprus0.91
  35. 24Malta0.9
  36. 25United States0.9
  37. 26Seychelles0.88
  38. 26Jamaica0.88
  39. 27Lithuania0.88
  40. 28Argentina0.88
  41. 29Barbados0.88
  42. 29Croatia0.88
  43. 30Israel0.87
  44. 31Trinidad and Tobago0.87
  45. 32Mauritius0.87
  46. 32Bhutan0.87
  47. 33Suriname0.86
  48. 34Peru0.86
  49. 35Timor-Leste0.86
  50. 36Vanuatu0.85
  51. 37South Africa0.85
  52. 38Panama0.84
  53. 39Brazil0.84
  54. 40Cabo Verde0.84
  55. 41Ecuador0.83
  56. 42Poland0.83
  57. 43Botswana0.8
  58. 44Lesotho0.79
  59. 45Singapore0.78
  60. 46Gambia, The0.78
  61. 47Dominican Republic0.77
  62. 48Bolivia0.77
  63. 49Colombia0.76
  64. 50Sao Tome and Principe0.75
  65. 51Solomon Islands0.75
  66. 52Ghana0.71
  67. 53North Macedonia0.7
  68. 53Senegal0.7
  69. 54Nepal0.69
  70. 55Oman0.69
  71. 56Armenia0.67
  72. 57Guatemala0.67
  73. 58Moldova0.66
  74. 59Romania0.66
  75. 60Maldives0.64
  76. 61Bulgaria0.64
  77. 62Benin0.64
  78. 63Paraguay0.63
  79. 64Montenegro0.61
  80. 65Namibia0.6
  81. 65Ukraine0.6
  82. 66Malaysia0.6
  83. 67Hungary0.6
  84. 68Malawi0.6
  85. 69Jordan0.59
  86. 69Liberia0.59
  87. 70Mongolia0.59
  88. 71Mexico0.55
  89. 72United Arab Emirates0.54
  90. 73Fiji0.54
  91. 74Viet Nam0.53
  92. 75Indonesia0.52
  93. 76Bosnia and Herzegovina0.51
  94. 77India0.5
  95. 78Kenya0.49
  96. 79Guyana0.49
  97. 80Albania0.47
  98. 81Zambia0.46
  99. 82Thailand0.46
  100. 83Morocco0.46
  101. 84Tunisia0.45
  102. 85Kyrgyz Republic0.43
  103. 86Turkiye0.42
  104. 87Eswatini0.38
  105. 88Iraq0.37
  106. 89Tanzania0.36
  107. 90Nigeria0.36
  108. 91Honduras0.35
  109. 92Kazakhstan0.34
  110. 93Cote d'Ivoire0.33
  111. 94Ethiopia0.32
  112. 95Georgia0.32
  113. 96Sierra Leone0.32
  114. 97Togo0.31
  115. 98El Salvador0.31
  116. 98Algeria0.31
  117. 98Lebanon0.31
  118. 99Uzbekistan0.3
  119. 100Cuba0.3
  120. 101Angola0.29
  121. 102Mauritania0.29
  122. 103Hong Kong SAR, China0.29
  123. 104Bahrain0.27
  124. 105Philippines0.27
  125. 106Papua New Guinea0.27
  126. 107Lao PDR0.24
  127. 108Iran, Islamic Rep.0.24
  128. 109Rwanda0.23
  129. 110Serbia0.21
  130. 111Belarus0.19
  131. 112Gabon0.19
  132. 113Comoros0.18
  133. 113Madagascar0.18
  134. 114Congo, Dem. Rep.0.18
  135. 115Pakistan0.17
  136. 116Zimbabwe0.17
  137. 117Djibouti0.17
  138. 118Egypt, Arab Rep.0.14
  139. 118Nicaragua0.14
  140. 119Russian Federation0.14
  141. 120Uganda0.13
  142. 121Central African Republic0.12
  143. 122Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.12
  144. 123Cameroon0.12
  145. 124Azerbaijan0.11
  146. 125Burundi0.11
  147. 126Tajikistan0.09
  148. 127Cambodia0.09
  149. 128Mozambique0.09
  150. 129Chad0.08
  151. 130Equatorial Guinea0.08
  152. 131Congo, Rep.0.08
  153. 132Turkmenistan0.07
  154. 133Venezuela, RB0.05
  155. 134Guinea0
  156. 135Bangladesh0
  157. 135China0
  158. 135Afghanistan0
  159. 135Burkina Faso0
  160. 135Guinea-Bissau0
  161. 135Eritrea0
  162. 135Haiti0
  163. 135Myanmar0
  164. 135Libya0
  165. 135Kuwait0
  166. 135Qatar0
  167. 135Mali0
  168. 135Niger0
  169. 135Sudan0
  170. 135Syrian Arab Republic0
  171. 135South Sudan0
  172. 135Saudi Arabia0
  173. 135Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  174. 135Yemen, Rep.0

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