Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Multi-party elections for legislature
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Guatemala rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Guatemala ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.125 | 0.375 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.5556 | 1 | 0.4444 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Guatemala, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Guatemala 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
Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.