Netherlands vs Switzerland: Free and fair elections
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 173 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.