Luxembourg vs Uruguay: Democracy

Luxembourg
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Uruguay Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 2 2 Uruguay
1840s 0.4 1.4 1 Uruguay
1850s 2 2.2 0.2 Uruguay
1860s 2 1.7 0.3 Luxembourg
1870s 2 1.6 0.4 Luxembourg
1880s 2 2.2 0.2 Uruguay
1890s 4 2.6 1.4 Luxembourg
1900s 4 2.4 1.6 Luxembourg
1910s 3.4 3.6 0.2 Uruguay
1920s 6 5 1 Luxembourg
1930s 6 2.7 3.3 Luxembourg
1940s 3.4 6 2.6 Uruguay
1950s 7 6.9 0.1 Luxembourg
1960s 7 6 1 Luxembourg
1970s 7 2.1 4.9 Luxembourg
1980s 7 4 3 Luxembourg
1990s 7 7 0
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, Luxembourg or Uruguay?
Luxembourg, at 7 against 7 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Luxembourg and Uruguay?
0, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Uruguay?
201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
Luxembourg 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).