Portugal vs Switzerland: Free and fair elections
Portugal
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.5556 | 1 | 0.4444 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 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, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Portugal 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.