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Competitive elections in Israel

Israel: Competitive elections was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1949
All-time low
0
in 1948
Years of data
78
1948–2025

Competitive elections in Israel, 1948–2025

00.20.40.60.81194819862025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Israel recorded 1 for competitive elections in 2025. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, competitive elections in Israel peaked at 1 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1948.

Israel ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 78 years of available data.

Competitive elections in Israel, year by year

Year Value Change
1948 0 —
1949 1 —
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1959 1 +0.0%
1960 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.5 0 1 2
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is competitive elections in Israel?
Competitive elections in Israel was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest competitive elections recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1949.
What is the lowest competitive elections recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1948.
How does Israel rank for competitive elections?
Israel ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is competitive elections rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Competitive elections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Competitive elections
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.