Colombia vs Netherlands: Free and fair elections
Colombia
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Colombia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 171 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Colombia 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 | Colombia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 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, Colombia or Netherlands?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Colombia and Netherlands?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Netherlands?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Netherlands rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Colombia 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.