Sweden vs Thailand: Free and fair elections

Sweden
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Sweden
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Thailand Difference Ahead
1930s 1 0.2857 0.7143 Sweden
1940s 1 0.8 0.2 Sweden
1950s 1 0 1 Sweden
1960s 1 0 1 Sweden
1970s 1 0.4 0.6 Sweden
1980s 1 0.2 0.8 Sweden
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 0.4 0.6 Sweden
2020s 1 0.5 0.5 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Sweden or Thailand?
Sweden, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Sweden and Thailand?
0, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Thailand?
78 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Thailand rank globally for free and fair elections?
Sweden ranks 1st and Thailand 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.