Malaysia vs Uruguay: Free and fair elections
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 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, Malaysia or Uruguay?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Malaysia 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.