Chile vs Colombia: Multi-party elections
Chile
1
in 2025
Colombia
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Colombia ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.8889 | 0.3333 | 0.5556 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Chile |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Chile |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 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, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 1 against 1 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Chile and Colombia?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Chile ranks 1st and Colombia 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.