Sweden vs Uruguay: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Sweden
0.93
in 2025
Uruguay
0.926
in 2025
Sweden rank
10th
Uruguay rank
11th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.93 against 0.926 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 10 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5479 | 0.7081 | 0.1602 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.6164 | 0.8078 | 0.1914 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.7834 | 0.879 | 0.0956 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.8589 | 0.6257 | 0.2332 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.8682 | 0.8039 | 0.0643 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9543 | 0.8898 | 0.0645 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.9628 | 0.8164 | 0.1464 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.9849 | 0.2355 | 0.7494 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9849 | 0.5121 | 0.4728 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9837 | 0.924 | 0.0597 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9788 | 0.9482 | 0.0306 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9677 | 0.9427 | 0.025 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.939 | 0.863 | 0.076 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 0.93 against 0.926 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0.004, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Sweden ranks 10th 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
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.