United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Democracy
United Kingdom
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 7 against 7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was United Kingdom ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 3 | 0 | 3 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 3.8 | 2 | 1.8 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 5.4 | 5 | 0.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 6.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 6 | 0.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 7 | 6.9 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 7 | 6 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 7 | 4 | 3 | United Kingdom |
| 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, United Kingdom or Uruguay?
- United Kingdom, at 7 against 7 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between United Kingdom and Uruguay?
- 0, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- United Kingdom 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).