Portugal vs Uruguay: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Portugal
5
in 2018
Uruguay
5
in 2018
Portugal rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5 against 5 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Uruguay ahead.

Portugal ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1830s 3 3 0
1840s 3 3 0
1850s 3 3 0
1860s 4 3 1 Portugal
1870s 4 3 1 Portugal
1880s 4 3 1 Portugal
1890s 4 3 1 Portugal
1900s 2.9 4.2 1.3 Uruguay
1910s 3 5 2 Uruguay
1920s 3 5 2 Uruguay
1930s 4 5 1 Uruguay
1940s 4 5 1 Uruguay
1950s 4 5 1 Uruguay
1960s 4 5 1 Uruguay
1970s 4.67 4.17 0.5 Portugal
1980s 5 4.5 0.5 Portugal
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Portugal or Uruguay?
Portugal, at 5 against 5 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Portugal and Uruguay?
0, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
179 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Portugal 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 Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).