Russia vs Turkey: Multi-party elections
Russia
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Russia rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Russia
- Turkey
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 107 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Russia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Russia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.125 | 1 | 0.875 | Turkey |
| 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, Russia or Turkey?
- Russia, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Russia and Turkey?
- 0, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Russia ranks 1st and Turkey 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.