Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belgium or Denmark?

Belgium, at 0.968 against 0.961 in Denmark as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Denmark: Free and Fair Elections Index

Belgium

0.968

in 2025

Denmark

0.961

in 2025

Belgium rank

1st

Denmark rank

4th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.968 against 0.961 in Denmark, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Denmark in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0.1863	0	0.1863	Belgium
1800s	0.418	0	0.418	Belgium
1810s	0.1672	0	0.1672	Belgium
1820s	0	0	0	—
1830s	0.5765	0	0.5765	Belgium
1840s	0.6281	0.1134	0.5147	Belgium
1850s	0.6284	0.9055	0.2771	Denmark
1860s	0.6354	0.912	0.2766	Denmark
1870s	0.7055	0.8938	0.1883	Denmark
1880s	0.8261	0.8587	0.0326	Denmark
1890s	0.8121	0.8851	0.073	Denmark
1900s	0.8291	0.9358	0.1067	Denmark
1910s	0.3998	0.9404	0.5406	Denmark
1920s	0.8449	0.9396	0.0947	Denmark
1930s	0.8348	0.936	0.1012	Denmark
1940s	0.3643	0.7337	0.3694	Denmark
1950s	0.9169	0.9395	0.0226	Denmark
1960s	0.9297	0.9389	0.0092	Denmark
1970s	0.9303	0.9428	0.0125	Denmark
1980s	0.933	0.9434	0.0104	Denmark
1990s	0.941	0.9431	0.0021	Denmark
2000s	0.9577	0.9528	0.0049	Belgium
2010s	0.9737	0.9623	0.0114	Belgium
2020s	0.9725	0.9595	0.013	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Belgium or Denmark?: Belgium, at 0.968 against 0.961 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Belgium and Denmark?: 0.007, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Belgium ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.