South Korea vs Uruguay: Democracy
South Korea
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
South Korea rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- South Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Uruguay ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 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, South Korea or Uruguay?
- South Korea, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and Uruguay?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uruguay?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- South Korea 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).