Australia vs Uruguay: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Australia
0.926
in 2025
Uruguay
0.926
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Uruguay rank
11th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.926 against 0.926 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1900s 0.877 0.7206 0.1564 Australia
1910s 0.877 0.8078 0.0692 Australia
1920s 0.877 0.879 0.002 Uruguay
1930s 0.8763 0.6257 0.2506 Australia
1940s 0.8736 0.8039 0.0697 Australia
1950s 0.904 0.8898 0.0142 Australia
1960s 0.905 0.8164 0.0886 Australia
1970s 0.9154 0.2355 0.6799 Australia
1980s 0.918 0.5121 0.4059 Australia
1990s 0.9099 0.924 0.0141 Uruguay
2000s 0.9213 0.9482 0.0269 Uruguay
2010s 0.9261 0.9427 0.0166 Uruguay
2020s 0.9212 0.863 0.0582 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Australia or Uruguay?
Australia, at 0.926 against 0.926 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Australia and Uruguay?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Australia ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.