By Katharina Buchholz – Statista
According to the Anchor Change Election Cycle Tracker and additional research from Statista, 2024 is seeing national elections in more than 60 countries worldwide. Around 2 billion voters – approximately a quarter of the world’s population – are expected to be heading to the polls this year. 2024 has been dubbed a super election year or even the biggest election year in history – aided by closely watched elections in populous countries like United States, Mexico, India and Indonesia, among others, that will be going ahead this year.