Bahamas vs Uruguay: Democracy

Bahamas
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bahamas
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Uruguay Difference Ahead
1820s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1830s 2 2 0 β€”
1840s 2 1.4 0.6 Bahamas
1850s 2 2.2 0.2 Uruguay
1860s 2 1.7 0.3 Bahamas
1870s 2 1.6 0.4 Bahamas
1880s 2 2.2 0.2 Uruguay
1890s 2 2.6 0.6 Uruguay
1900s 2 2.4 0.4 Uruguay
1910s 2 3.6 1.6 Uruguay
1920s 2 5 3 Uruguay
1930s 2 2.7 0.7 Uruguay
1940s 2 6 4 Uruguay
1950s 2 6.9 4.9 Uruguay
1960s 5 6 1 Uruguay
1970s 7 2.1 4.9 Bahamas
1980s 7 4 3 Bahamas
1990s 7 7 0 β€”
2000s 7 7 0 β€”
2010s 7 7 0 β€”
2020s 7 7 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Uruguay?
Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and Uruguay?
0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Uruguay?
201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
Bahamas ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).