Italy vs United States: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Italy
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 211 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States |
| 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 meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Italy or United States?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Italy and United States?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Italy ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. 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 the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.