Nigeria vs Uruguay: Democracy

Nigeria
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Nigeria rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1.2 2 0.8 Uruguay
1970s 0.3 0.4 0.1 Uruguay
1980s 0.9 1 0.1 Uruguay
1990s 0.5 2 1.5 Uruguay
2000s 1 2 1 Uruguay
2010s 1.44 2 0.5556 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Nigeria or Uruguay?
Nigeria, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Nigeria and Uruguay?
0, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
Nigeria ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 168 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).