Mexico vs Nicaragua: Multi-party elections for legislature

Mexico
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 172 regions.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1850s 1 0 1 Mexico
1860s 1 0 1 Mexico
1910s 1 0 1 Mexico
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 0.6 0.4 Mexico
1940s 1 0.125 0.875 Mexico
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, Mexico or Nicaragua?
Mexico, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Mexico and Nicaragua?
0, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
107 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Mexico ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 172 regions.
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.