Hungary vs Uruguay: Democracy
Hungary
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Hungary rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- Uruguay
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 150 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.78 | 1.78 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 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, Hungary or Uruguay?
- Hungary, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Uruguay?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Uruguay?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Hungary and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary 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
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).