Hungary vs Slovakia: Free and fair elections
Hungary
1
in 2025
Slovakia
1
in 2025
Hungary rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Hungary
- Slovakia
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1 against 1 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
Across all 151 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 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, Hungary or Slovakia?
- Hungary, at 1 against 1 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Hungary and Slovakia?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Slovakia?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Slovakia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Hungary ranks 1st and Slovakia 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.