France vs Uruguay: Democracy

France
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • France
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Uruguay Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1.2 1 0.2 France
1850s 0.3 1 0.7 Uruguay
1860s 0.1 1 0.9 Uruguay
1870s 1.4 1 0.4 France
1880s 2 1 1 France
1890s 2 1 1 France
1900s 2 1 1 France
1910s 2 1 1 France
1920s 2 1 1 France
1930s 2 1 1 France
1940s 2 1 1 France
1950s 1.8 1.8 0
1960s 1.5 2 0.5 Uruguay
1970s 2 0.4 1.6 France
1980s 2 1 1 France
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, France or Uruguay?
France, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between France and Uruguay?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
185 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do France and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
France 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).