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?
- 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.