San Marino vs Uruguay: Competitive elections
San Marino
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
San Marino rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- San Marino
- Uruguay
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
San Marino ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, San Marino averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | San Marino | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | San Marino |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | San Marino |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | San Marino |
| 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, San Marino or Uruguay?
- San Marino, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between San Marino and Uruguay?
- 0, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do San Marino and Uruguay rank globally for competitive elections?
- San Marino 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.