Germany vs Uruguay: Competitive elections
Germany
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Germany
- Uruguay
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Uruguay | 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 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 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 Uruguay?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Germany and Uruguay?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for competitive elections?
- Germany 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.