Latvia vs Uruguay: Democracy
Latvia
5
in 2025
Uruguay
5
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Latvia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 5 against 5 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 128 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Latvia or Uruguay?
- Latvia, at 5 against 5 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Latvia and Uruguay?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).