Japan vs Uruguay: Political regime polity

Japan
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Political regime polity over time

  • Japan
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Uruguay Difference Ahead
1830s 0 1 1 Uruguay
1840s 0 1 1 Uruguay
1850s 0 1 1 Uruguay
1860s 0.8 1 0.2 Uruguay
1870s 1 1 0 —
1880s 1 1 0 —
1890s 1 1 0 —
1900s 1 1 0 —
1910s 1 1 0 —
1920s 1 1 0 —
1930s 1 1 0 —
1940s 1 1 0 —
1950s 2 2 0 —
1960s 2 2 0 —
1970s 2 0.4 1.6 Japan
1980s 2 1 1 Japan
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 political regime polity, Japan or Uruguay?
Japan, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in political regime polity between Japan and Uruguay?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
182 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for political regime polity?
Japan ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political regime polity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed