India vs Russia: Multi-party elections
India
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Russia ahead.
India ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Russia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Russia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | India |
| 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, India or Russia?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between India and Russia?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- India ranks 1st and Russia 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.