Latvia vs Uruguay: Democracy
Latvia
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Latvia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 7 against 7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Uruguay ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 5 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 6 | 5 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 6.4 | 7 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Latvia or Uruguay?
- Latvia, at 7 against 7 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?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Latvia 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
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).