Spain vs Uruguay: Free and fair elections
Spain
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Spain rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1833 it was Uruguay ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.25 | 1 | 0.75 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 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 Uruguay?
- Spain, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Spain ranks 1st and Uruguay 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.