Netherlands vs Spain: Free and fair elections, gaps filled

Netherlands
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1840s 1 0 1 Netherlands
1850s 1 0 1 Netherlands
1860s 1 0 1 Netherlands
1870s 1 0 1 Netherlands
1880s 1 0 1 Netherlands
1890s 1 0 1 Netherlands
1900s 1 0.9 0.1 Netherlands
1910s 1 1 0 —
1920s 1 0.25 0.75 Netherlands
1930s 1 1 0 —
1960s 1 0 1 Netherlands
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Netherlands
1980s 1 1 0 —
1990s 1 1 0 —
2000s 1 1 0 —
2010s 1 1 0 —
2020s 1 1 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, gaps filled, Netherlands or Spain?
Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between Netherlands and Spain?
0, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
144 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 17,276 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.