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