El Salvador vs Uruguay: Age of democracy polity

El Salvador
35
in 2018
Uruguay
34
in 2018
El Salvador rank
34th
Uruguay rank
35th

Age of democracy polity over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
010203040195219852018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 35 against 34 in Uruguay, a difference of 1.

Across all 34 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 35th of 110 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 4 3 1 El Salvador
1990s 11.5 10.5 1 El Salvador
2000s 21.5 20.5 1 El Salvador
2010s 31 30 1 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of democracy polity, El Salvador or Uruguay?
El Salvador, at 35 against 34 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in age of democracy polity between El Salvador and Uruguay?
1, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for age of democracy polity?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 35th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age of democracy polity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age of democracy polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,915 data points, 1801–2019
Last refreshed