Mexico vs Palau: Competitive elections
Mexico
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Mexico
- Palau
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 against 1 in Palau, a difference of 0.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Palau |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Palau |
| 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, Mexico or Palau?
- Mexico, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Mexico and Palau?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Palau?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Palau rank globally for competitive elections?
- Mexico ranks 1st and Palau 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.