Switzerland vs Uruguay: Democracy
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
Switzerland rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 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, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Switzerland, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2018.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Switzerland 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).