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Free and Fair Elections Index in Sweden

Sweden: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.945 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.945
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.967
in 2011
All-time low
0.769
in 1908
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Free and Fair Elections Index in Sweden, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.945 for free and fair elections index in 2025.

The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Sweden peaked at 0.967 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.769, in 1908.

Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Free and Fair Elections Index in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.811 —
1790 0.811 +0.0%
1791 0.811 +0.0%
1792 0.812 +0.1%
1793 0.812 +0.0%
1794 0.812 +0.0%
1795 0.812 +0.0%
1796 0.812 +0.0%
1797 0.812 +0.0%
1798 0.812 +0.0%
1799 0.812 +0.0%
1800 0.813 +0.1%
1801 0.813 +0.0%
1802 0.813 +0.0%
1803 0.813 +0.0%
1804 0.813 +0.0%
1805 0.813 +0.0%
1806 0.813 +0.0%
1807 0.813 +0.0%
1808 0.813 +0.0%
1809 0.803 -1.2%
1810 0.803 +0.0%
1811 0.803 +0.0%
1812 0.805 +0.2%
1813 0.805 +0.0%
1814 0.805 +0.0%
1815 0.803 -0.2%
1816 0.803 +0.0%
1817 0.807 +0.5%
1818 0.807 +0.0%
1819 0.807 +0.0%
1820 0.807 +0.0%
1821 0.807 +0.0%
1822 0.807 +0.0%
1823 0.812 +0.6%
1824 0.812 +0.0%
1825 0.812 +0.0%
1826 0.812 +0.0%
1827 0.812 +0.0%
1828 0.81 -0.2%
1829 0.81 +0.0%
1830 0.81 +0.0%
1831 0.81 +0.0%
1832 0.81 +0.0%
1833 0.81 +0.0%
1834 0.81 +0.0%
1835 0.81 +0.0%
1836 0.81 +0.0%
1837 0.81 +0.0%
1838 0.81 +0.0%
1839 0.81 +0.0%
1840 0.803 -0.9%
1841 0.803 +0.0%
1842 0.803 +0.0%
1843 0.803 +0.0%
1844 0.809 +0.7%
1845 0.809 +0.0%
1846 0.809 +0.0%
1847 0.807 -0.2%
1848 0.807 +0.0%
1849 0.807 +0.0%
1850 0.811 +0.5%
1851 0.811 +0.0%
1852 0.811 +0.0%
1853 0.808 -0.4%
1854 0.808 +0.0%
1855 0.808 +0.0%
1856 0.801 -0.9%
1857 0.801 +0.0%
1858 0.801 +0.0%
1859 0.809 +1.0%
1860 0.809 +0.0%
1861 0.809 +0.0%
1862 0.808 -0.1%
1863 0.808 +0.0%
1864 0.808 +0.0%
1865 0.798 -1.2%
1866 0.798 +0.0%
1867 0.798 +0.0%
1868 0.798 +0.0%
1869 0.806 +1.0%
1870 0.806 +0.0%
1871 0.806 +0.0%
1872 0.809 +0.4%
1873 0.809 +0.0%
1874 0.809 +0.0%
1875 0.805 -0.5%
1876 0.805 +0.0%
1877 0.805 +0.0%
1878 0.807 +0.2%
1879 0.807 +0.0%
1880 0.807 +0.0%
1881 0.81 +0.4%
1882 0.81 +0.0%
1883 0.81 +0.0%
1884 0.805 -0.6%
1885 0.805 +0.0%
1886 0.805 +0.0%
1887 0.81 +0.6%
1888 0.812 +0.2%
1889 0.812 +0.0%
1890 0.812 +0.0%
1891 0.812 +0.0%
1892 0.812 +0.0%
1893 0.812 +0.0%
1894 0.812 +0.0%
1895 0.812 +0.0%
1896 0.806 -0.7%
1897 0.806 +0.0%
1898 0.806 +0.0%
1899 0.804 -0.2%
1900 0.804 +0.0%
1901 0.804 +0.0%
1902 0.795 -1.1%
1903 0.774 -2.6%
1904 0.774 +0.0%
1905 0.773 -0.1%
1906 0.77 -0.4%
1907 0.77 +0.0%
1908 0.769 -0.1%
1909 0.769 +0.0%
1910 0.776 +0.9%
1911 0.797 +2.7%
1912 0.84 +5.4%
1913 0.84 +0.0%
1914 0.795 -5.4%
1915 0.78 -1.9%
1916 0.78 +0.0%
1917 0.81 +3.8%
1918 0.867 +7.0%
1919 0.867 +0.0%
1920 0.872 +0.6%
1921 0.913 +4.7%
1922 0.924 +1.2%
1923 0.924 +0.0%
1924 0.926 +0.2%
1925 0.932 +0.6%
1926 0.932 +0.0%
1927 0.932 +0.0%
1928 0.931 -0.1%
1929 0.928 -0.3%
1930 0.928 +0.0%
1931 0.928 +0.0%
1932 0.934 +0.6%
1933 0.948 +1.5%
1934 0.948 +0.0%
1935 0.948 +0.0%
1936 0.948 +0.0%
1937 0.949 +0.1%
1938 0.949 +0.0%
1939 0.949 +0.0%
1940 0.95 +0.1%
1941 0.954 +0.4%
1942 0.954 +0.0%
1943 0.954 +0.0%
1944 0.954 +0.0%
1945 0.954 +0.0%
1946 0.954 +0.0%
1947 0.954 +0.0%
1948 0.954 +0.0%
1949 0.955 +0.1%
1950 0.955 +0.0%
1951 0.955 +0.0%
1952 0.956 +0.1%
1953 0.96 +0.4%
1954 0.96 +0.0%
1955 0.96 +0.0%
1956 0.96 +0.0%
1957 0.961 +0.1%
1958 0.961 +0.0%
1959 0.961 +0.0%
1960 0.961 +0.0%
1961 0.961 +0.0%
1962 0.961 +0.0%
1963 0.961 +0.0%
1964 0.961 +0.0%
1965 0.961 +0.0%
1966 0.961 +0.0%
1967 0.961 +0.0%
1968 0.961 +0.0%
1969 0.961 +0.0%
1970 0.961 +0.0%
1971 0.96 -0.1%
1972 0.96 +0.0%
1973 0.96 +0.0%
1974 0.959 -0.1%
1975 0.959 +0.0%
1976 0.959 +0.0%
1977 0.96 +0.1%
1978 0.96 +0.0%
1979 0.96 +0.0%
1980 0.96 +0.0%
1981 0.96 +0.0%
1982 0.96 +0.0%
1983 0.96 +0.0%
1984 0.96 +0.0%
1985 0.959 -0.1%
1986 0.958 -0.1%
1987 0.958 +0.0%
1988 0.958 +0.0%
1989 0.959 +0.1%
1990 0.959 +0.0%
1991 0.959 +0.0%
1992 0.959 +0.0%
1993 0.959 +0.0%
1994 0.959 +0.0%
1995 0.96 +0.1%
1996 0.96 +0.0%
1997 0.96 +0.0%
1998 0.96 +0.0%
1999 0.959 -0.1%
2000 0.959 +0.0%
2001 0.959 +0.0%
2002 0.959 +0.0%
2003 0.96 +0.1%
2004 0.96 +0.0%
2005 0.96 +0.0%
2006 0.961 +0.1%
2007 0.965 +0.4%
2008 0.965 +0.0%
2009 0.965 +0.0%
2010 0.966 +0.1%
2011 0.967 +0.1%
2012 0.967 +0.0%
2013 0.967 +0.0%
2014 0.963 -0.4%
2015 0.963 +0.0%
2016 0.963 +0.0%
2017 0.963 +0.0%
2018 0.96 -0.3%
2019 0.947 -1.4%
2020 0.947 +0.0%
2021 0.947 +0.0%
2022 0.946 -0.1%
2023 0.945 -0.1%
2024 0.945 +0.0%
2025 0.945 +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.945 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.929, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.945 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8955, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.811 0.811 0.811 1
1790s 0.8118 0.811 0.812 10
1800s 0.812 0.803 0.813 10
1810s 0.8048 0.803 0.807 10
1820s 0.8101 0.807 0.812 10
1830s 0.81 0.81 0.81 10
1840s 0.806 0.803 0.809 10
1850s 0.8069 0.801 0.811 10
1860s 0.804 0.798 0.809 10
1870s 0.8068 0.805 0.809 10
1880s 0.8086 0.805 0.812 10
1890s 0.8094 0.804 0.812 10
1900s 0.7802 0.769 0.804 10
1910s 0.8152 0.776 0.867 10
1920s 0.9214 0.872 0.932 10
1930s 0.9429 0.928 0.949 10
1940s 0.9537 0.95 0.955 10
1950s 0.9589 0.955 0.961 10
1960s 0.961 0.961 0.961 10
1970s 0.9598 0.959 0.961 10
1980s 0.9592 0.958 0.96 10
1990s 0.9594 0.959 0.96 10
2000s 0.9613 0.959 0.965 10
2010s 0.9626 0.947 0.967 10
2020s 0.9458 0.945 0.947 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 11 Estonia 0.952 compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 0.947 compare
  3. 13 Ireland 0.945 compare
  4. 13 Italy 0.945 compare
  5. 16 Canada 0.944 compare
  6. 16 Costa Rica 0.944 compare
  7. 16 Greece 0.944 compare
  8. 16 Luxembourg 0.944 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is free and fair elections index in Sweden?
Free and fair elections index in Sweden was 0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.967 in 2011.
What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.769 in 1908.
How does Sweden rank for free and fair elections index?
Sweden ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.