Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Democracy
Sri Lanka
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Sri Lanka, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Sri Lanka 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.
Individual pages
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).