Finland vs Spain: Free and fair elections
Finland
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Finland |
| 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, Finland or Spain?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Finland and Spain?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Finland ranks 1st and Spain 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.