Sri Lanka: Clean elections index

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 Sri Lanka

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.791
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.630
 Min - Max 0.482 - 0.791
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.791 index points, an increase from 0.706 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.526 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1960 to 2024 is 0.63 index points. The minimum value, 0.482 index points, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 0.791 index points was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Sri Lanka: Clean elections index
 2024 0.791
 2023 0.706
 2022 0.754
 2021 0.734
 2020 0.767
 2019 0.626
 2018 0.599
 2017 0.599




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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