Mexico vs Uruguay: Free and fair elections
Mexico
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Uruguay |
| 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, Mexico or Uruguay?
- Mexico, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1842 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mexico 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.