Spain vs Turkey: Free and fair elections
Spain
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Spain rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | Spain |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Turkey |
| 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, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Spain and Turkey?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Spain ranks 1st and Turkey 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.