Hungary vs United States: Multi-party elections for legislature
Hungary
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Hungary rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Hungary
- United States
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 160 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 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, Hungary or United States?
- Hungary, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Hungary and United States?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and United States rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Hungary ranks 1st and United States 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.