Australia vs Uruguay: Competitive elections
Australia
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Australia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 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 competitive elections, Australia or Uruguay?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Australia and Uruguay?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for competitive elections?
- Australia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.