Italy vs Sweden: Free and Fair Elections Index
Italy
0.945
in 2025
Sweden
0.945
in 2025
Italy rank
13th
Sweden rank
13th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.945 against 0.945 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 211 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0.8054 | 0.8054 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.8101 | 0.8101 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.81 | 0.81 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.0738 | 0.806 | 0.7322 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.4385 | 0.8069 | 0.3684 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.523 | 0.804 | 0.281 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.5433 | 0.8068 | 0.2635 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.5444 | 0.8086 | 0.2642 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.5455 | 0.8094 | 0.2639 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.4704 | 0.7802 | 0.3098 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.4816 | 0.8152 | 0.3336 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.2926 | 0.9214 | 0.6288 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.0969 | 0.9429 | 0.846 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.3255 | 0.9537 | 0.6282 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.864 | 0.9589 | 0.0949 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8867 | 0.961 | 0.0743 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8836 | 0.9598 | 0.0762 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8918 | 0.9592 | 0.0674 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8979 | 0.9594 | 0.0615 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9112 | 0.9613 | 0.0501 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9307 | 0.9626 | 0.0319 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9405 | 0.9458 | 0.0053 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 0.945 against 0.945 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Italy and Sweden?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Italy ranks 13th 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
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.