Taiwan vs Uruguay: Competitive elections
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Taiwan rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Taiwan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 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, Taiwan or Uruguay?
- Taiwan, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 0, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Uruguay rank globally for competitive elections?
- Taiwan 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.