Australia vs Nicaragua: Multi-party elections for legislature

Australia
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Australia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 162 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1850s 1 0 1 Australia
1860s 1 0 1 Australia
1870s 1 0 1 Australia
1880s 1 0 1 Australia
1890s 1 0.3 0.7 Australia
1900s 1 0 1 Australia
1910s 1 0.4 0.6 Australia
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 0.6 0.4 Australia
1940s 1 0.125 0.875 Australia
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Australia or Nicaragua?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Australia and Nicaragua?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nicaragua?
162 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2025.
How do Australia and Nicaragua rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Australia ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.