Italy vs Netherlands: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Italy
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 165 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 electoral democracy, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Italy ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).