Belgium vs Italy: Competitive elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 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 competitive elections, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Belgium and Italy?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for competitive elections?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Italy 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.