Estonia vs North Macedonia: Free and fair elections
Estonia
1
in 2025
North Macedonia
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
North Macedonia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Estonia
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and North Macedonia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.5714 | 1 | 0.4286 | North Macedonia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2857 | 0.2857 | North Macedonia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7143 | 0.2857 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Estonia |
| 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, Estonia or North Macedonia?
- Estonia, at 1 against 1 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Estonia and North Macedonia?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and North Macedonia?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and North Macedonia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Estonia ranks 1st and North Macedonia 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.