Japan vs Uruguay: Political polarization score
Japan
-1.74
in 2025
Uruguay
-1.81
in 2025
Japan rank
161st
Uruguay rank
164th
Political polarization score over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Japan currently reports -1.74 against -1.81 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.
Japan ranks 161st and Uruguay ranks 164th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.31 | 1.37 | 2.68 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -1.31 | -0.5718 | 0.7422 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | -1.71 | -0.972 | 0.736 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | -0.977 | 0.0727 | 1.05 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | -1.12 | -1.08 | 0.0453 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | -1.34 | -1.58 | 0.2369 | Japan |
| 1960s | -1.65 | 0.1249 | 1.77 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | -1.76 | 1.82 | 3.58 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | -1.76 | -0.0804 | 1.68 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | -2.06 | -2.62 | 0.5602 | Japan |
| 2000s | -2.27 | -3.13 | 0.8592 | Japan |
| 2010s | -1.59 | -3.31 | 1.72 | Japan |
| 2020s | -1.74 | -2.09 | 0.3478 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Japan or Uruguay?
- Japan, at -1.74 against -1.81 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Japan and Uruguay?
- 0.07, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for political polarization score?
- Japan ranks 161st and Uruguay ranks 164th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political polarization score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.