BDI vs CIV: Multi-party elections for legislature
BDI
1
in 2025
CIV
1
in 2025
BDI rank
1st
CIV rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- BDI
- CIV
How they compare
BDI currently reports 1 against 1 in CIV, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1961 it was CIV ahead.
BDI ranks 1st and CIV ranks 1st of 172 countries.
BDI has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | BDI | CIV | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | BDI |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.4286 | 0.5714 | BDI |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, BDI or CIV?
- BDI, at 1 against 1 in CIV as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between BDI and CIV?
- 0, with BDI ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for BDI and CIV?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do BDI and CIV rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- BDI ranks 1st and CIV 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
Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.