Romania vs Uruguay: Free and fair elections
Romania
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Romania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1836 it was Uruguay ahead.
Romania ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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, Romania or Uruguay?
- Romania, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Romania and Uruguay?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1836 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Romania 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.