Romania vs United Kingdom: Free and fair elections
Romania
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Romania
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Romania |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Romania |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Romania |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 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, Romania or United Kingdom?
- Romania, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Romania and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United Kingdom?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United Kingdom rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Romania ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.