Germany vs Italy: Competitive elections

Germany
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Competitive elections over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Italy ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Competitive elections
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.