Mexico vs Russia: Electoral democracy
Mexico
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
87th
Russia rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Russia ahead.
Mexico ranks 87th and Russia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Mexico |
| 1850s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2222 | 0 | 0.2222 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 0.6667 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Mexico or Russia?
- Mexico, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Mexico and Russia?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Mexico ranks 87th and Russia ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.