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

Chile, at 0.956 against 0.954 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?

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 Netherlands: Free and Fair Elections Index

Chile

0.956

in 2025

Netherlands

0.954

in 2025

Chile rank

7th

Netherlands rank

9th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Chile
Netherlands

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.956 against 0.954 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Chile ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0	0.0518	0.0518	Netherlands
1800s	0	0.003	0.003	Netherlands
1810s	0.0679	0.0836	0.0157	Netherlands
1820s	0.1517	0	0.1517	Chile
1830s	0.1082	0	0.1082	Chile
1840s	0.1281	0.0916	0.0365	Chile
1850s	0.1342	0.8375	0.7033	Netherlands
1860s	0.1325	0.8398	0.7073	Netherlands
1870s	0.1673	0.8394	0.6721	Netherlands
1880s	0.2515	0.8392	0.5877	Netherlands
1890s	0.3873	0.8361	0.4488	Netherlands
1900s	0.3614	0.7823	0.4209	Netherlands
1910s	0.3511	0.8	0.4489	Netherlands
1920s	0.1924	0.8914	0.699	Netherlands
1930s	0.5064	0.8912	0.3848	Netherlands
1940s	0.6619	0.3725	0.2894	Chile
1950s	0.6925	0.9244	0.2319	Netherlands
1960s	0.8369	0.9467	0.1098	Netherlands
1970s	0.3118	0.9514	0.6396	Netherlands
1980s	0.0043	0.9516	0.9473	Netherlands
1990s	0.928	0.9519	0.0239	Netherlands
2000s	0.9594	0.9572	0.0022	Chile
2010s	0.9662	0.9721	0.0059	Netherlands
2020s	0.9585	0.9538	0.0047	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Chile or Netherlands?: Chile, at 0.956 against 0.954 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Chile and Netherlands?: 0.002, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Chile ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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.