East Timor vs Uruguay: Democracy

East Timor
2
in 2018
Uruguay
2
in 2018
East Timor rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • East Timor
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

Across all 17 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

East Timor ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Timor Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, East Timor or Uruguay?
East Timor, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between East Timor and Uruguay?
0, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Uruguay?
17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do East Timor and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
East Timor 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).