Belgium vs Uruguay: Free and fair elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Belgium
- Uruguay
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1833 it was Uruguay ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 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, Belgium or Uruguay?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Belgium and Uruguay?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Uruguay 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.