Iceland vs Nicaragua: Multi-party elections for legislature

Iceland
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Iceland
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.

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

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0 1 Iceland
1910s 1 0.4 0.6 Iceland
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 0.6 0.4 Iceland
1940s 1 0.125 0.875 Iceland
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, Iceland or Nicaragua?
Iceland, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Iceland and Nicaragua?
0, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nicaragua?
119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Nicaragua rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Iceland 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.