Denmark vs El Salvador: Free and fair elections

Denmark
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Denmark
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 118 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark El Salvador Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0 1 Denmark
1910s 1 0 1 Denmark
1920s 1 0 1 Denmark
1930s 1 0 1 Denmark
1940s 1 0 1 Denmark
1950s 1 0 1 Denmark
1960s 1 0 1 Denmark
1970s 1 0 1 Denmark
1980s 1 0 1 Denmark
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Denmark
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, Denmark or El Salvador?
Denmark, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Denmark and El Salvador?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and El Salvador?
118 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Denmark and El Salvador rank globally for free and fair elections?
Denmark ranks 1st and El Salvador 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.