Colombia vs Mexico: Multi-party elections
Colombia
1
in 2025
Mexico
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1842 it was Mexico ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 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, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1842 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Mexico 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.