Which has higher free and fair elections index, Finland or Spain?

Finland, at 0.961 against 0.956 in Spain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?

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.

Finland vs Spain: Free and Fair Elections Index

Finland

0.961

in 2025

Spain

0.956

in 2025

Finland rank

4th

Spain rank

7th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Finland
Spain

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.961 against 0.956 in Spain, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 17 and Spain in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.811	0	0.811	Finland
1790s	0.8118	0	0.8118	Finland
1800s	0.7317	0	0.7317	Finland
1810s	0	0.0833	0.0833	Spain
1820s	0	0.1208	0.1208	Spain
1830s	0	0.1198	0.1198	Spain
1840s	0	0.1183	0.1183	Spain
1850s	0	0.1203	0.1203	Spain
1860s	0.553	0.1188	0.4342	Finland
1870s	0.8856	0.1181	0.7675	Finland
1880s	0.8835	0.1202	0.7633	Finland
1890s	0.8837	0.1336	0.7501	Finland
1900s	0.8941	0.1378	0.7563	Finland
1910s	0.9118	0.1125	0.7993	Finland
1920s	0.876	0.0429	0.8331	Finland
1930s	0.8737	0.3127	0.561	Finland
1940s	0.8946	0	0.8946	Finland
1950s	0.9352	0	0.9352	Finland
1960s	0.9457	0.0388	0.9069	Finland
1970s	0.9477	0.4014	0.5463	Finland
1980s	0.9481	0.9459	0.0022	Finland
1990s	0.9497	0.953	0.0033	Spain
2000s	0.9556	0.9561	0.0005	Spain
2010s	0.9667	0.9644	0.0023	Finland
2020s	0.9628	0.9662	0.0033	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Finland or Spain?: Finland, at 0.961 against 0.956 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Finland and Spain?: 0.005, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Finland and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Finland ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th 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.