Netherlands vs Slovakia: Free and fair elections
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Slovakia
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Netherlands
- Slovakia
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Slovakia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 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, Netherlands or Slovakia?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Slovakia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Netherlands 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.