See when and where people around the world head to the polls in 2024.
Did you know half the world’s population will cast a ballot in 2024? This represents 4.2 billion citizens across approximately 65 countries.
While more than 43 countries claim to hold free and fair elections, 28 fall short of democratic standards. Get a closer look at when and where people around the world head to the polls with GlobalGiving’s 2024 global elections list.
Beside many listed countries, you can find a link to vetted charitable projects that serve the people of the electing country—advancing democracy, reducing poverty, aiding youth, and more. Below the listed country, you can see its population, more election details, and its freedom and fairness score.
The freedom and fairness score is from the “Varieties of Democracy Project” in partnership with Our World in Data Index. The project assesses election violence, government intimidation, fraud, large irregularities, and vote buying to assign a score from 0 to 1, with 1 being most free and fair.
Bangladesh — FIND PROJECTS IN BANGLADESH
Population: 174M | Election: National Parliament | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.16
Bhutan — FIND PROJECTS IN BHUTAN
Population: 0.79M |Election: National Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.85
Comoros
Population: 0.86M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.07
Finland — FIND PROJECTS IN FINLAND
Population: 5.5M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.96
Taiwan — FIND PROJECTS IN TAIWAN
Population: 23.9M | Elections: Presidency, Legislative Yuan | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.94
Tuvalu
Population: 0.01M | Election: Parliament | Freedom and Fairness Score: NA
Azerbaijan
Population: 10.4M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.08
Belarus — FIND PROJECTS IN BELARUS
Population: 9.5M | Election: Chamber of Representatives| Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.14
Cambodia — FIND PROJECTS IN CAMBODIA
Population: 17M | Election: Senate | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.14
El Salvador — FIND PROJECTS IN EL SALVADOR
Population: 6.4M | Elections: Presidency, Legislative Assembly |Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.35
Indonesia — FIND PROJECTS IN INDONESIA
Population: 279M | Elections: Presidency, Regional Representative Council, House of Representatives | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.68
Mali (postponed) — FIND PROJECTS IN MALI
Population: 23.6M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.00
Pakistan — FIND PROJECTS IN PAKISTAN
Population: 243M | Election: National Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.30
Senegal — FIND PROJECTS IN SENEGAL
Population: 18M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.75
Iran — FIND PROJECTS IN IRAN
Population: 89.5M | Elections: Islamic Consultative Assembly, Assembly of Experts | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.32
Portugal — FIND PROJECTS IN PORTUGAL
Population: 10.2M | Election: Assembly of the Republic | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.95
Russia
Population: 144M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.25
Senegal — FIND PROJECTS IN SENEGAL
Population: 18M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.75
Slovakia — FIND PROJECTS IN SLOVAKIA
Population: 5.7M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.93
Ukraine (postponed) — FIND PROJECTS IN UKRAINE
Population: 37.4M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.57
India — FIND PROJECTS IN INDIA
Population: 1.44B | Election: Lok Sabha (House of the People) | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.53
Maldives
Population: 0.52M | Election: People’s Majlis | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.66
North Korea
Population: 26.2M | Election: Supreme People’s Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.14
North Macedonia — FIND PROJECTS IN NORTH MACEDONIA
Population: 2.1M | Elections: Presidency, Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.60
Solomon Islands — FIND PROJECTS IN SOLOMON ISLANDS
Population: 0.75M | Election: National Parliament | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.63
South Korea — FIND PROJECTS IN SOUTH KOREA
Population: 51.8M | Election: National Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.95
Chad — FIND PROJECTS IN CHAD
Population: 18.6M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.00
Dominican Republic — FIND PROJECTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Population: 11.4M | Elections: Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Deputies |Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.63
Lithuania — FIND PROJECTS IN LITHUANIA
Population: 2.7M | Elections: Presidency, Seimas | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.89
Madagascar — FIND PROJECTS IN MADAGASCAR
Population: 30.7M | Election: National Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.43
Panama — FIND PROJECTS IN PANAMA
Population: 4.5M | Elections: Presidency, National Assembly |Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.86
South Africa — FIND PROJECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Population: 60.7M | Election: National Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.72
Belgium — FIND PROJECTS IN BELGIUM
Population: 11.7M | Election: Chamber of Representatives | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.97
European Union — FIND PROJECTS IN EUROPE
Population: 448M | Election: European Parliament | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.91
Iceland — FIND PROJECTS IN ICELAND
Population: 0.38M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.89
Mauritania
Population: 4.9M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.42
Mexico — FIND PROJECTS IN MEXICO
Population: 129M | Elections: Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Deputies |Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.75
Mongolia — FIND PROJECTS IN MONGOLIA
Population: 3.5M | Election: State Great Khural | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.65
Burkina Faso (postponed) — FIND PROJECTS IN BURKINA FASO
Population: 22.7M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.00
Rwanda — FIND PROJECTS IN RWANDA
Population: 14.3M | Elections: Presidency, Chamber of Deputies | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.37
Syria — FIND PROJECTS IN SYRIA
Population: 23.8M | Election: People’s Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.00
United Kingdom — FIND PROJECTS IN THE UK
Population: 67.9M | Election: House of Commons | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.93
Venezuela — FIND PROJECTS IN VENEZUELA
Population: 29.1M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.11
Kiribati
Population: 0.14M | Elections: Presidency, House of Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: Not Available
Croatia — FIND PROJECTS IN CROATIA
Population: 4M | Elections: Presidency, Parliament | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.92
Austria
Population: 9M | Election: National Council | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.93
Botswana — FIND PROJECTS IN BOTSWANA
Population: 9M | Election: National Council | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.93
Georgia — FIND PROJECTS IN GEORGIA
Population: 3.7M | Elections: Presidency, Parliament | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.59
Mozambique — FIND PROJECTS IN MOZAMBIQUE
Population: 34.4M | Elections: Presidency, Assembly of the Republic | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.18
Sri Lanka — FIND PROJECTS IN SRI LANKA
Population: 21.9M | Elections: Presidency, Parliament | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.76
Uruguay
Population: 3.4M | Elections: Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Representatives |Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.93
Mauritius — FIND PROJECTS IN MAURITIUS
Population: 1.3M | Election: National Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.57
Moldova — FIND PROJECTS IN MOLDOVA
Population: 3.4M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.82
Namibia — FIND PROJECTS IN NAMIBIA
Population: 2.6M | Elections: Presidency, National Assembly | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.65
Palau — FIND PROJECTS IN PALAU
Population: 0.02M | Elections: Presidency, Senate, House of Delegates | Freedom and Fairness Score: Not Available
Romania — FIND PROJECTS IN ROMANIA
Population: 19.7M | Elections: Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Deputies | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.86
Somaliland — FIND PROJECTS IN SOMALILAND
Population: 6.2M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.51
South Sudan — FIND PROJECTS IN SOUTH SUDAN
Population: 11.2M | Elections: Presidency, National Legislature | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.00
Tunisia
Population: 12.5M |Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.02
United States of America — FIND PROJECTS IN THE US
Population: 341M | Elections: Presidency, Senate, and House of Representatives |Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.83
Somaliland — FIND PROJECTS IN SOMALILAND
Population: 6.2M | Election: Presidency |Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.51
Algeria
Population: 46M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.29
Ghana — FIND PROJECTS IN GHANA
Population: 34.4M | Elections: Presidency, Parliament | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.62
Guinea — FIND PROJECTS IN GUINEA
Population: 13.9M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.00
Guinea-Bissau — FIND PROJECTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU
Population: 2.2M | Election: Presidency | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.23
Uzbekistan
Population: 35.4M | Elections: Legislative Chamber | Freedom and Fairness Score: 0.33
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