Election Day around the world
Democracies that typically hold national elections on …
Note: The Czech Republic and Suriname are not shown because they have different election procedures. Data is based on 106 countries classified as democracies and includes some fully self-governing territories whose sovereign status is disputed.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Election Day around the world
Democracies that typically hold national elections on …
| Democracy | Election day | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Andorra | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Argentina | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Armenia | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Australia | Saturday or Sunday | Asia-Pacific |
| Austria | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Bahamas | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Barbados | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Belgium | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Belize | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Bhutan | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| Bolivia | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Botswana | Weekday designated as national holiday | Africa |
| Brazil | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Bulgaria | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Canada | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Cape Verde | Saturday or Sunday | Africa |
| Chile | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Colombia | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Costa Rica | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Croatia | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Cyprus | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Czech Republic* | Other | Europe |
| Denmark | Ordinary weekday | Europe |
| Dominica | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Dominican Republic | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| East Timor | Saturday or Sunday | Asia-Pacific |
| Ecuador | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Estonia | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Fiji | Weekday designated as national holiday | Asia-Pacific |
| Finland | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| France | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Germany | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Ghana | Saturday or Sunday | Africa |
| Greece | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Grenada | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Guyana | Weekday designated as national holiday | Americas |
| Hungary | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Iceland | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| India | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| Ireland | Ordinary weekday | Europe |
| Israel | Weekday designated as national holiday | Middle East |
| Italy | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Jamaica | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Japan | Saturday or Sunday | Asia-Pacific |
| Kiribati | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| Kosovo | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Latvia | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Lesotho | Weekday designated as national holiday | Africa |
| Liberia | Ordinary weekday | Africa |
| Liechtenstein | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Lithuania | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Luxembourg | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Malawi | Weekday designated as national holiday | Africa |
| Malaysia | Saturday or Sunday | Asia-Pacific |
| Malta | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Marshall Islands | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| Mauritius | Saturday or Sunday | Africa |
| Micronesia, Federated States | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| Moldova | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Monaco | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Mongolia | Weekday designated as national holiday | Asia-Pacific |
| Montenegro | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Namibia | Weekday designated as national holiday | Africa |
| Nauru | Saturday or Sunday | Asia-Pacific |
| Nepal | Weekday designated as national holiday | Asia-Pacific |
| Netherlands | Ordinary weekday | Europe |
| New Zealand | Saturday or Sunday | Asia-Pacific |
| North Macedonia | Weekday designated as national holiday | Europe |
| Northern Cyprus | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Norway | Ordinary weekday | Europe |
| Palau | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| Panama | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Paraguay | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Peru | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Philippines | Weekday designated as national holiday | Asia-Pacific |
| Poland | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Portugal | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Romania | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Samoa | Weekday designated as national holiday | Asia-Pacific |
| San Marino | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Saturday or Sunday | Africa |
| Senegal | Saturday or Sunday | Africa |
| Seychelles | Saturday or Sunday | Africa |
| Slovakia | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Slovenia | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Solomon Islands | Weekday designated as national holiday | Asia-Pacific |
| South Africa | Weekday designated as national holiday | Africa |
| South Korea | Weekday designated as national holiday | Asia-Pacific |
| Spain | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| St. Lucia | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Suriname** | Other | Americas |
| Sweden | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Switzerland | Saturday or Sunday | Europe |
| Taiwan | Saturday or Sunday | Asia-Pacific |
| Tonga | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Tuvalu | Ordinary weekday | Asia-Pacific |
| United Kingdom | Ordinary weekday | Europe |
| United States | Ordinary weekday | Americas |
| Uruguay | Saturday or Sunday | Americas |
| Vanuatu | Weekday designated as national holiday | Asia-Pacific |
* The Czech Republic typically holds elections over a 24-hour period from Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon.
** Suriname holds elections on a fixed date: May 25, which happened to fall on a Sunday in the most recent election year.
Note: The Czech Republic and Suriname are not shown because they have different election procedures. Data is based on 106 countries classified as democracies and includes some fully self-governing territories whose sovereign status is disputed.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
