Greece vs Spain: Free and fair elections
Greece
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 139 shared years of data; in 1843 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Spain |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 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, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Greece and Spain?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 139 years are reported by both, from 1843 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Greece 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.