Head of governement elected through free and fair elections

scale 0-4, 2013–2018

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    2013 Ranking
    1. Luxembourg 4.00
    2. Latvia 4.00
    3. Moldova 4.00
    4. Micronesia 4.00
    5. Mauritius 4.00
    6. Tonga 4.00
    7. Marshall Islands 4.00
    8. Malta 4.00
    9. Trinidad and Tobago 4.00
    10. Lithuania 4.00
    11. Liechtenstein 4.00
    12. Taiwan 4.00
    13. Namibia 4.00
    14. Turkey 4.00
    15. Tuvalu 4.00
    16. Japan 4.00
    17. Jamaica 4.00
    18. Israel 4.00
    19. Ireland 4.00
    20. Indonesia 4.00
    21. India 4.00
    22. Iceland 4.00
    23. Hungary 4.00
    24. Mongolia 4.00
    25. Nauru 4.00
    26. Grenada 4.00
    27. San Marino 4.00
    28. Sweden 4.00
    29. Suriname 4.00
    30. Spain 4.00
    31. South Korea 4.00
    32. South Africa 4.00
    33. Slovenia 4.00
    34. Slovakia 4.00
    35. Timor Leste 4.00
    36. Senegal 4.00
    37. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 4.00
    38. Netherlands 4.00
    39. Saint Thomas and Principe 4.00
    40. Saint Lucia 4.00
    41. Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.00
    42. Portugal 4.00
    43. Poland 4.00
    44. Panama 4.00
    45. Palau 4.00
    46. Norway 4.00
    47. Northern Cyprus 4.00
    48. New Zealand 4.00
    49. Guyana 4.00
    50. Kiribati 4.00
    51. Greece 4.00
    52. Bulgaria 4.00
    53. Costa Rica 4.00
    54. Ukraine 4.00
    55. Colombia 4.00
    56. Chile 4.00
    57. United Kingdom 4.00
    58. Cape Verde 4.00
    59. Ghana 4.00
    60. Canada 4.00
    61. United States 4.00
    62. Uruguay 4.00
    63. Brazil 4.00
    64. Cyprus 4.00
    65. Bolivia 4.00
    66. Belize 4.00
    67. Belgium 4.00
    68. Barbados 4.00
    69. Bahamas 4.00
    70. Austria 4.00
    71. Australia 4.00
    72. Argentina 4.00
    73. Antigua and Barbuda 4.00
    74. Andorra 4.00
    75. Croatia 4.00
    76. Switzerland 4.00
    77. El Salvador 4.00
    78. Dominica 4.00
    79. Germany 4.00
    80. Czech Republic 4.00
    81. Estonia 4.00
    82. Denmark 4.00
    83. Dominican Republic 4.00
    84. Finland 4.00
    85. France 4.00
    86. Papua New Guinea 3.00
    87. Paraguay 3.00
    88. Peru 3.00
    89. Philippines 3.00
    90. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.00
    91. Romania 3.00
    92. Benin 3.00
    93. Bangladesh 3.00
    94. Samoa 3.00
    95. Libya 3.00
    96. Serbia 3.00
    97. Seychelles 3.00
    98. Sierra Leone 3.00
    99. Somaliland 3.00
    100. Thailand 3.00
    101. Guinea 3.00
    102. Tanzania 3.00
    103. Guatemala 3.00
    104. Zambia 3.00
    105. Botswana 3.00
    106. Liberia 3.00
    107. Albania 3.00
    108. Italy 3.00
    109. Tunisia 3.00
    110. Montenegro 3.00
    111. Ecuador 3.00
    112. Comoros 3.00
    113. Lesotho 3.00
    114. Vanuatu 3.00
    115. Malawi 3.00
    116. Niger 3.00
    117. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 3.00
    118. Mexico 3.00
    119. Malaysia 2.00
    120. Kyrgyzstan 2.00
    121. Solomon Islands 2.00
    122. Haiti 2.00
    123. Honduras 2.00
    124. Sri Lanka 2.00
    125. Georgia 2.00
    126. Egypt 2.00
    127. Kosovo 2.00
    128. Pakistan 2.00
    129. Monaco 2.00
    130. Mozambique 2.00
    131. Bhutan 2.00
    132. Ivory Coast 2.00
    133. Iraq 2.00
    134. Nepal 2.00
    135. Nicaragua 2.00
    136. Nigeria 2.00
    137. Venezuela 2.00
    138. Central African Republic 2.00
    139. Uganda 1.00
    140. Yemen 1.00
    141. Togo 1.00
    142. Afghanistan 1.00
    143. Sudan 1.00
    144. Congo (Kinshasa) 1.00
    145. Algeria 1.00
    146. Armenia 1.00
    147. Burkina Faso 1.00
    148. Burundi 1.00
    149. Cambodia 1.00
    150. Cameroon 1.00
    151. Chad 1.00
    152. Djibouti 1.00
    153. South Sudan 1.00
    154. Kazakhstan 1.00
    155. Kenya 1.00
    156. Lebanon 1.00
    157. Maldives 1.00
    158. Mauritania 1.00
    159. Morocco 1.00
    160. Singapore 1.00
    161. Zimbabwe 1.00
    2018 Ranking
    1. Lithuania 4.00
    2. Italy 4.00
    3. South Korea 4.00
    4. Spain 4.00
    5. Luxembourg 4.00
    6. Latvia 4.00
    7. Suriname 4.00
    8. Kiribati 4.00
    9. Sweden 4.00
    10. Japan 4.00
    11. Jamaica 4.00
    12. Israel 4.00
    13. Malta 4.00
    14. Ireland 4.00
    15. Switzerland 4.00
    16. Taiwan 4.00
    17. Senegal 4.00
    18. India 4.00
    19. Iceland 4.00
    20. Timor Leste 4.00
    21. Guyana 4.00
    22. Grenada 4.00
    23. South Africa 4.00
    24. Marshall Islands 4.00
    25. Ghana 4.00
    26. Palau 4.00
    27. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 4.00
    28. Saint Thomas and Principe 4.00
    29. Saint Lucia 4.00
    30. Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.00
    31. Romania 4.00
    32. Portugal 4.00
    33. Poland 4.00
    34. Peru 4.00
    35. Panama 4.00
    36. Norway 4.00
    37. Mauritius 4.00
    38. Northern Cyprus 4.00
    39. New Zealand 4.00
    40. Netherlands 4.00
    41. Nauru 4.00
    42. Namibia 4.00
    43. Slovakia 4.00
    44. Slovenia 4.00
    45. Mongolia 4.00
    46. Moldova 4.00
    47. Micronesia 4.00
    48. Greece 4.00
    49. Indonesia 4.00
    50. Germany 4.00
    51. Belize 4.00
    52. Tunisia 4.00
    53. Cape Verde 4.00
    54. Tuvalu 4.00
    55. Ukraine 4.00
    56. United Kingdom 4.00
    57. Bulgaria 4.00
    58. Brazil 4.00
    59. Bolivia 4.00
    60. Belgium 4.00
    61. Colombia 4.00
    62. Barbados 4.00
    63. Uruguay 4.00
    64. Bahamas 4.00
    65. Austria 4.00
    66. Australia 4.00
    67. Argentina 4.00
    68. Antigua and Barbuda 4.00
    69. Andorra 4.00
    70. Chile 4.00
    71. Canada 4.00
    72. Costa Rica 4.00
    73. Denmark 4.00
    74. France 4.00
    75. Finland 4.00
    76. Estonia 4.00
    77. El Salvador 4.00
    78. Trinidad and Tobago 4.00
    79. Dominica 4.00
    80. San Marino 4.00
    81. Czech Republic 4.00
    82. Cyprus 4.00
    83. Croatia 4.00
    84. Tonga 3.00
    85. Papua New Guinea 3.00
    86. Nigeria 3.00
    87. Lesotho 3.00
    88. Fiji 3.00
    89. Serbia 3.00
    90. Hungary 3.00
    91. Tanzania 3.00
    92. Paraguay 3.00
    93. Guatemala 3.00
    94. Sierra Leone 3.00
    95. Philippines 3.00
    96. Comoros 3.00
    97. Samoa 3.00
    98. Vanuatu 3.00
    99. Guinea 3.00
    100. Seychelles 3.00
    101. Benin 3.00
    102. Madagascar 3.00
    103. Dominican Republic 3.00
    104. Malawi 3.00
    105. Ivory Coast 3.00
    106. Somaliland 3.00
    107. Georgia 3.00
    108. Solomon Islands 3.00
    109. Albania 3.00
    110. Bhutan 3.00
    111. Mexico 3.00
    112. United States 3.00
    113. Ecuador 3.00
    114. Montenegro 3.00
    115. Sri Lanka 3.00
    116. Botswana 3.00
    117. Kosovo 3.00
    118. Liberia 3.00
    119. Nepal 3.00
    120. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.00
    121. Togo 2.00
    122. Turkey 2.00
    123. Venezuela 2.00
    124. Zambia 2.00
    125. Pakistan 2.00
    126. Malaysia 2.00
    127. Guinea Bissau 2.00
    128. Haiti 2.00
    129. Honduras 2.00
    130. Niger 2.00
    131. Iraq 2.00
    132. Liechtenstein 2.00
    133. Burma (Myanmar) 2.00
    134. Maldives 2.00
    135. Mali 2.00
    136. Burkina Faso 2.00
    137. Bangladesh 2.00
    138. Mozambique 2.00
    139. Gambia 2.00
    140. Central African Republic 1.00
    141. Cambodia 1.00
    142. Uganda 1.00
    143. Cameroon 1.00
    144. Armenia 1.00
    145. Algeria 1.00
    146. Iran 1.00
    147. Chad 1.00
    148. Egypt 1.00
    149. Kenya 1.00
    150. Kyrgyzstan 1.00
    151. Sudan 1.00
    152. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 1.00
    153. Mauritania 1.00
    154. Morocco 1.00
    155. Singapore 1.00
    156. Nicaragua 1.00
    157. Afghanistan 1.00

    Related Democracy & Autocracy Datasets

    Was the current head of government or other chief national authority elected through free and fair elections? Heads of government chosen through various electoral frameworks, including direct elections for president, indirect elections for prime minister by parliament, and the electoral college system for electing presidents, are covered under this question. In cases of indirect elections for the head of government, the elections for the legislature or other body that chose the head of government, as well as the selection process for the head of government itself, should be taken into consideration. In systems where executive authority is formally divided between a head of state and a head of government, greater weight should be given to elections for the official with the most executive authority.

    Source: Freedom House