Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Free and fair elections
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Sweden 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.