Italy vs Uruguay: Free and Fair Elections Index

Italy
0.945
in 2025
Uruguay
0.947
in 2025
Italy rank
13th
Uruguay rank
12th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Italy
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.947 against 0.945 in Italy, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

Italy ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 9 and Uruguay in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Uruguay Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0.1011 0.1011 Uruguay
1840s 0.0738 0.1115 0.0377 Uruguay
1850s 0.4385 0.201 0.2375 Italy
1860s 0.523 0.2323 0.2907 Italy
1870s 0.5433 0.3203 0.223 Italy
1880s 0.5444 0.2941 0.2503 Italy
1890s 0.5455 0.3703 0.1752 Italy
1900s 0.4704 0.2776 0.1928 Italy
1910s 0.4816 0.438 0.0436 Italy
1920s 0.2926 0.7616 0.469 Uruguay
1930s 0.0969 0.7418 0.6449 Uruguay
1940s 0.3255 0.8447 0.5192 Uruguay
1950s 0.864 0.9074 0.0434 Uruguay
1960s 0.8867 0.9051 0.0184 Uruguay
1970s 0.8836 0.2496 0.634 Italy
1980s 0.8918 0.4875 0.4043 Italy
1990s 0.8979 0.956 0.0581 Uruguay
2000s 0.9112 0.9558 0.0446 Uruguay
2010s 0.9307 0.9679 0.0372 Uruguay
2020s 0.9405 0.9498 0.0093 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Italy or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.947 against 0.945 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Italy and Uruguay?
0.002, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Italy ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.