Argentina vs Spain: Free and fair elections
Argentina
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Argentina
- Spain
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1853 it was Spain ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Argentina or Spain?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Argentina and Spain?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
- 127 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.