Hungary vs Italy: Competitive elections
Hungary
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Hungary rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Hungary
- Italy
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 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, Hungary or Italy?
- Hungary, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Hungary and Italy?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for competitive elections?
- Hungary 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.