Netherlands vs Spain: Free and fair elections
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Netherlands |
| 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, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Netherlands 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.