Brazil vs Indonesia: Competitive elections
Brazil
1
in 2025
Indonesia
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Indonesia rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Indonesia ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Brazil |
| 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, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for competitive elections?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Indonesia 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.