BEL vs SLV: Multi-party elections for legislature

BEL
1
in 2025
SLV
1
in 2025
BEL rank
1st
SLV rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • BEL
  • SLV
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How they compare

BEL currently reports 1 against 1 in SLV, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1842 it was SLV ahead.

BEL ranks 1st and SLV ranks 1st of 172 countries.

BEL has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade BEL SLV Difference Ahead
1840s 1 1 0 β€”
1850s 1 1 0 β€”
1860s 1 1 0 β€”
1870s 1 1 0 β€”
1880s 1 1 0 β€”
1890s 1 1 0 β€”
1900s 1 0.6 0.4 BEL
1910s 1 0.8333 0.1667 BEL
1920s 1 0.8 0.2 BEL
1930s 1 0.5 0.5 BEL
1940s 1 0.8 0.2 BEL
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, BEL or SLV?
BEL, at 1 against 1 in SLV as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between BEL and SLV?
0, with BEL ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for BEL and SLV?
171 years are reported by both, from 1842 to 2025.
How do BEL and SLV rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
BEL ranks 1st and SLV 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.