Italy vs Nicaragua: Multi-party elections for legislature

Italy
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Italy
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Italy ahead.

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

Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1850s 1 0 1 Italy
1860s 1 0 1 Italy
1870s 1 0 1 Italy
1880s 1 0 1 Italy
1890s 1 0.3 0.7 Italy
1900s 1 0 1 Italy
1910s 1 0.4 0.6 Italy
1920s 0.9 1 0.1 Nicaragua
1930s 0 0.6 0.6 Nicaragua
1940s 0.3333 0.1667 0.1667 Italy
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, Italy or Nicaragua?
Italy, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Italy and Nicaragua?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nicaragua?
160 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2025.
How do Italy and Nicaragua rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Italy 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.