Switzerland vs Uruguay: Multi-party elections
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 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, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Switzerland 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.