Liberia vs Uruguay: Democracy
Liberia
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Liberia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Liberia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 172 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Liberia or Uruguay?
- Liberia, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Liberia and Uruguay?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Uruguay?
- 172 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.
- How do Liberia and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Liberia 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).