South Korea vs Uruguay: Justified Political Positions Score
South Korea
2.92
in 2025
Uruguay
2.73
in 2025
South Korea rank
5th
Uruguay rank
7th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- South Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.92 against 2.73 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.19.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.
South Korea ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.11 | 1.54 | 4.65 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -2.18 | 1.91 | 4.09 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | -2.07 | 2.24 | 4.31 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | -2.07 | 0.8723 | 2.95 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | -2.01 | 1.21 | 3.22 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | -1.77 | 1.34 | 3.12 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | -1.37 | 1.19 | 2.56 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | -1.64 | -0.124 | 1.52 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | -0.8092 | 0.7821 | 1.59 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.14 | 1.83 | 0.6834 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 2.22 | 0.3707 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 2.14 | 0.9225 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 1.53 | 0.3883 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, South Korea or Uruguay?
- South Korea, at 2.92 against 2.73 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between South Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.19, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Uruguay rank globally for justified political positions score?
- South Korea ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.