Denmark vs Uruguay: Democracy

Denmark
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Denmark
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Uruguay ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Uruguay Difference Ahead
1830s 0 1 1 Uruguay
1840s 0.1 1 0.9 Uruguay
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1.9 1 0.9 Denmark
1920s 2 1 1 Denmark
1930s 2 1 1 Denmark
1940s 2 1 1 Denmark
1950s 2 1.8 0.2 Denmark
1960s 2 2 0
1970s 2 0.4 1.6 Denmark
1980s 2 1 1 Denmark
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Denmark or Uruguay?
Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Uruguay?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uruguay?
184 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
Denmark ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).