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

Denmark, at 0.961 against 0.956 in Chile as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile 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.

Chile vs Denmark: Free and Fair Elections Index

Chile

0.956

in 2025

Denmark

0.961

in 2025

Chile rank

7th

Denmark rank

4th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Chile
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.961 against 0.956 in Chile, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.

Chile ranks 7th and Denmark ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Denmark in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0	0	0	—
1800s	0	0	0	—
1810s	0.0679	0	0.0679	Chile
1820s	0.1517	0	0.1517	Chile
1830s	0.1082	0	0.1082	Chile
1840s	0.1281	0.1134	0.0147	Chile
1850s	0.1342	0.9055	0.7713	Denmark
1860s	0.1325	0.912	0.7795	Denmark
1870s	0.1673	0.8938	0.7265	Denmark
1880s	0.2515	0.8587	0.6072	Denmark
1890s	0.3873	0.8851	0.4978	Denmark
1900s	0.3614	0.9358	0.5744	Denmark
1910s	0.3511	0.9404	0.5893	Denmark
1920s	0.1924	0.9396	0.7472	Denmark
1930s	0.5064	0.936	0.4296	Denmark
1940s	0.6619	0.7337	0.0718	Denmark
1950s	0.6925	0.9395	0.247	Denmark
1960s	0.8369	0.9389	0.102	Denmark
1970s	0.3118	0.9428	0.631	Denmark
1980s	0.0043	0.9434	0.9391	Denmark
1990s	0.928	0.9431	0.0151	Denmark
2000s	0.9594	0.9528	0.0066	Chile
2010s	0.9662	0.9623	0.0039	Chile
2020s	0.9585	0.9595	0.001	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Chile or Denmark?: Denmark, at 0.961 against 0.956 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Chile and Denmark?: 0.005, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Denmark?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Denmark rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Chile ranks 7th 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.