Netherlands vs Sweden: Free and fair elections
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 179 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 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 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1796 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Sweden 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.