Estonia vs Netherlands: Free and Fair Elections Index
Estonia
0.952
in 2025
Netherlands
0.954
in 2025
Estonia rank
11th
Netherlands rank
9th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Estonia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.954 against 0.952 in Estonia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Estonia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.0518 | 0.0518 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.003 | 0.003 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0 | 0.0836 | 0.0836 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.0916 | 0.0916 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.8375 | 0.8375 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.8398 | 0.8398 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.8394 | 0.8394 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.8392 | 0.8392 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.8361 | 0.8361 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.7823 | 0.7823 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.0581 | 0.8 | 0.7419 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.719 | 0.8914 | 0.1724 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.4528 | 0.8912 | 0.4384 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.2234 | 0.3725 | 0.1491 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.2719 | 0.9244 | 0.6525 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.19 | 0.9467 | 0.7567 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.2878 | 0.9514 | 0.6636 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.2999 | 0.9516 | 0.6517 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8185 | 0.9519 | 0.1334 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9503 | 0.9572 | 0.0069 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9637 | 0.9721 | 0.0084 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.96 | 0.9538 | 0.0062 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Estonia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.954 against 0.952 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Estonia and Netherlands?
- 0.002, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Netherlands rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Estonia ranks 11th 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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About this data
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.