Peru vs Spain: Free and fair elections
Peru
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Peru rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Peru
- Spain
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Peru |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Peru |
| 1850s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Peru |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Peru |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Peru |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 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, Peru or Spain?
- Peru, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Peru and Spain?
- 0, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Peru 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.