Germany vs Spain: Free and Fair Elections Index
Germany
0.957
in 2025
Spain
0.956
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Spain rank
7th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.957 against 0.956 in Spain, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0.0833 | 0.0833 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.1208 | 0.1208 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.1198 | 0.1198 | Spain |
| 1840s | 0.0546 | 0.1183 | 0.0637 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.327 | 0.1203 | 0.2067 | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.3531 | 0.1188 | 0.2343 | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.4177 | 0.1181 | 0.2996 | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.4142 | 0.1202 | 0.294 | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.411 | 0.1336 | 0.2774 | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.5096 | 0.1378 | 0.3718 | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.5636 | 0.1125 | 0.4511 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.6453 | 0.0429 | 0.6024 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.2106 | 0.3127 | 0.1021 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9806 | 0.9528 | 0.0278 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9823 | 0.9561 | 0.0262 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9759 | 0.9644 | 0.0115 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.9588 | 0.9662 | 0.0073 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 0.957 against 0.956 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Germany and Spain?
- 0.001, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Germany ranks 6th 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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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.