Bolivia vs Portugal: Free and fair elections

Bolivia
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Bolivia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Portugal ahead.

Bolivia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Portugal Difference Ahead
1820s 1 1 0
1830s 0.5 0.4 0.1 Bolivia
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0.1 0.1 Portugal
1900s 0 1 1 Portugal
1910s 0.2 1 0.8 Portugal
1920s 0 0.5556 0.5556 Portugal
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Bolivia
1960s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Bolivia
1970s 0 1 1 Portugal
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 0.9 1 0.1 Portugal
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Bolivia or Portugal?
Bolivia, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bolivia and Portugal?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Portugal?
161 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Portugal rank globally for free and fair elections?
Bolivia ranks 1st and Portugal 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.