Sweden vs Turkey: Free and fair elections
Sweden
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 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, Sweden or Turkey?
- Sweden, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Sweden 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.