Paraguay vs Uruguay: Multi-party elections for legislature
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Paraguay rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Uruguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Paraguay or Uruguay?
- Paraguay, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 0, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Paraguay ranks 1st and Uruguay 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
Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.