Liberia vs Nicaragua: Multi-party elections for legislature

Liberia
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Liberia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Liberia ahead.

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

Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 9 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1850s 1 0 1 Liberia
1860s 1 0 1 Liberia
1870s 1 0 1 Liberia
1880s 1 0 1 Liberia
1890s 1 0.3 0.7 Liberia
1900s 1 0 1 Liberia
1910s 1 0.4 0.6 Liberia
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 0.6 0.4 Liberia
1940s 1 0.125 0.875 Liberia
1950s 0.9 1 0.1 Nicaragua
1960s 0 1 1 Nicaragua
1970s 0 1 1 Nicaragua
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, Liberia or Nicaragua?
Liberia, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Liberia and Nicaragua?
0, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nicaragua?
153 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Nicaragua rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Liberia 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.