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

Sweden, at 0.945 against 0.944 in Luxembourg as of 2025.

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

145 years are reported by both, from 1815 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.

Luxembourg vs Sweden: Free and Fair Elections Index

Luxembourg

0.944

in 2025

Sweden

0.945

in 2025

Luxembourg rank

16th

Sweden rank

13th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Luxembourg
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.945 against 0.944 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 145 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Sweden ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	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	0.8059	0.8059	Sweden
1910s	0.7526	0.8208	0.0682	Sweden
1920s	0.8503	0.9214	0.0711	Sweden
1930s	0.8503	0.9429	0.0926	Sweden
1940s	0.4203	0.9537	0.5334	Sweden
1950s	0.9439	0.9589	0.015	Sweden
1960s	0.9421	0.961	0.0189	Sweden
1970s	0.9438	0.9598	0.016	Sweden
1980s	0.9448	0.9592	0.0144	Sweden
1990s	0.9426	0.9594	0.0168	Sweden
2000s	0.9449	0.9613	0.0164	Sweden
2010s	0.9518	0.9626	0.0108	Sweden
2020s	0.9497	0.9458	0.0038	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Luxembourg or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.945 against 0.944 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Luxembourg and Sweden?: 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?: 145 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Luxembourg ranks 16th 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.