Which has higher free and fair elections index, Canada or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.945 against 0.944 in Canada as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

Canada vs Sweden: Free and Fair Elections Index

Canada

0.944

in 2025

Sweden

0.945

in 2025

Canada rank

16th

Sweden rank

13th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Canada
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.945 against 0.944 in Canada, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Sweden ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.597	0.8063	0.2093	Sweden
1850s	0.6184	0.8069	0.1885	Sweden
1860s	0.6188	0.804	0.1852	Sweden
1870s	0.6207	0.8068	0.1861	Sweden
1880s	0.6412	0.8086	0.1674	Sweden
1890s	0.6404	0.8094	0.169	Sweden
1900s	0.6736	0.7802	0.1066	Sweden
1910s	0.653	0.8152	0.1622	Sweden
1920s	0.7668	0.9214	0.1546	Sweden
1930s	0.819	0.9429	0.1239	Sweden
1940s	0.828	0.9537	0.1257	Sweden
1950s	0.8586	0.9589	0.1003	Sweden
1960s	0.8803	0.961	0.0807	Sweden
1970s	0.9087	0.9598	0.0511	Sweden
1980s	0.9184	0.9592	0.0408	Sweden
1990s	0.9254	0.9594	0.034	Sweden
2000s	0.936	0.9613	0.0253	Sweden
2010s	0.917	0.9626	0.0456	Sweden
2020s	0.942	0.9458	0.0038	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Canada or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.945 against 0.944 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Canada and Sweden?: 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Canada ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th 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.