Belgium vs Peru: Competitive elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Belgium
- Peru
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Peru ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 16 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 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 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Peru |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 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 Peru?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Belgium and Peru?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Peru?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Peru rank globally for competitive elections?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Peru 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.