Lebanon vs Uruguay: Democracy

Lebanon
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Lebanon rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Lebanon
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1943 it was Uruguay ahead.

Lebanon ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Uruguay Difference Ahead
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1.8 0.8 Uruguay
1960s 1 2 1 Uruguay
1970s 1 0.4 0.6 Lebanon
1980s 1 1 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, Lebanon or Uruguay?
Lebanon, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Lebanon and Uruguay?
0, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Uruguay?
61 years are reported by both, from 1943 to 2018.
How do Lebanon and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
Lebanon 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

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).