Malaysia vs Spain: Competitive elections
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
Across all 152 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Malaysia or Spain?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Malaysia and Spain?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for competitive elections?
- Malaysia ranks 1st and Spain 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.