Portugal vs Uruguay: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Portugal
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 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 meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Portugal or Uruguay?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. 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 whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.