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

Spain, at 0.956 against 0.954 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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.

Netherlands vs Spain: Free and Fair Elections Index

Netherlands

0.954

in 2025

Spain

0.956

in 2025

Netherlands rank

9th

Spain rank

7th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Netherlands
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.956 against 0.954 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 19 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0.0518	0	0.0518	Netherlands
1800s	0.003	0	0.003	Netherlands
1810s	0.0836	0.0833	0.0003	Netherlands
1820s	0	0.1208	0.1208	Spain
1830s	0	0.1198	0.1198	Spain
1840s	0.0916	0.1183	0.0267	Spain
1850s	0.8375	0.1203	0.7172	Netherlands
1860s	0.8398	0.1188	0.721	Netherlands
1870s	0.8394	0.1181	0.7213	Netherlands
1880s	0.8392	0.1202	0.719	Netherlands
1890s	0.8361	0.1336	0.7025	Netherlands
1900s	0.7823	0.1378	0.6445	Netherlands
1910s	0.8	0.1125	0.6875	Netherlands
1920s	0.8914	0.0429	0.8485	Netherlands
1930s	0.8912	0.3127	0.5785	Netherlands
1940s	0.3725	0	0.3725	Netherlands
1950s	0.9244	0	0.9244	Netherlands
1960s	0.9467	0.0388	0.9079	Netherlands
1970s	0.9514	0.4014	0.55	Netherlands
1980s	0.9516	0.9459	0.0057	Netherlands
1990s	0.9519	0.953	0.0011	Spain
2000s	0.9572	0.9561	0.0011	Netherlands
2010s	0.9721	0.9644	0.0077	Netherlands
2020s	0.9538	0.9662	0.0123	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Netherlands or Spain?: Spain, at 0.956 against 0.954 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Netherlands and Spain?: 0.002, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Netherlands ranks 9th 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.