2024 is the biggest global election year in history

On January 1, Future Perfect published its predictions for 2024. The forecasts range from the number of poultry that will be culled because of bird flu this year to which film will win the Oscar for Best Picture. (Oppenheimer — take it to the bank.) But no single subject was covered by more predictions than who will win some of the most important elections around the world this year.

That’s because 2024 will be the biggest election year in history. More than 60 countries representing half the world’s population will go to the polls in 2024,...