Nicaragua vs Peru: Multi-party elections for legislature

Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Peru
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Peru ahead.

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

Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 9.

Head to head by decade

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