Ireland vs Uruguay: Democracy
Ireland
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Ireland rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Ireland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 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, Ireland or Uruguay?
- Ireland, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ireland and Uruguay?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 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).