United Kingdom vs United States: Multi-party elections
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 236 shared years of data; in 1790 it was United Kingdom ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, United Kingdom or United States?
- United Kingdom, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between United Kingdom and United States?
- 0, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for multi-party elections?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st and United States 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.