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

Estonia, at 0.952 against 0.945 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

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.

Estonia vs Sweden: Free and Fair Elections Index

Estonia

0.952

in 2025

Sweden

0.945

in 2025

Estonia rank

11th

Sweden rank

13th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Estonia
Sweden

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.952 against 0.945 in Sweden, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Estonia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0.811	0.811	Sweden
1790s	0	0.8118	0.8118	Sweden
1800s	0	0.812	0.812	Sweden
1810s	0	0.8048	0.8048	Sweden
1820s	0	0.8101	0.8101	Sweden
1830s	0	0.81	0.81	Sweden
1840s	0	0.806	0.806	Sweden
1850s	0	0.8069	0.8069	Sweden
1860s	0	0.804	0.804	Sweden
1870s	0	0.8068	0.8068	Sweden
1880s	0	0.8086	0.8086	Sweden
1890s	0	0.8094	0.8094	Sweden
1900s	0	0.7802	0.7802	Sweden
1910s	0.0581	0.8152	0.7571	Sweden
1920s	0.719	0.9214	0.2024	Sweden
1930s	0.4528	0.9429	0.4901	Sweden
1940s	0.2234	0.9537	0.7303	Sweden
1950s	0.2719	0.9589	0.687	Sweden
1960s	0.19	0.961	0.771	Sweden
1970s	0.2878	0.9598	0.672	Sweden
1980s	0.2999	0.9592	0.6593	Sweden
1990s	0.8185	0.9594	0.1409	Sweden
2000s	0.9503	0.9613	0.011	Sweden
2010s	0.9637	0.9626	0.0011	Estonia
2020s	0.96	0.9458	0.0142	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Estonia or Sweden?: Estonia, at 0.952 against 0.945 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Estonia and Sweden?: 0.007, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Estonia ranks 11th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.