Germany vs Netherlands: Free and Fair Elections Index

Germany
0.957
in 2025
Netherlands
0.954
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Netherlands rank
9th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.957 against 0.954 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 176 countries.

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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
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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.