Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Free and fair elections
Switzerland
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 178 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.