Portugal vs Uruguay: Democracy
Portugal
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 7 against 7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.8 | 5 | 3.2 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 3 | 6.9 | 3.9 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7 | 4 | 3 | Portugal |
| 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, Portugal or Uruguay?
- Portugal, at 7 against 7 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Portugal 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).