Germany vs Italy: Competitive elections
Germany
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 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, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Germany and Italy?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for competitive elections?
- Germany 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.