Brazil vs Netherlands: Free and fair elections
Brazil
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 163 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5556 | 1 | 0.4444 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 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, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Netherlands 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.