Canada vs Uruguay: Multi-party elections
Canada
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Canada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Canada or Uruguay?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Canada and Uruguay?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Canada 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.