Uganda vs Uruguay: Citizen satisfaction with democracy

Uganda
0.2657
in 2020
Uruguay
0.2488
in 2020
Uganda rank
48th
Uruguay rank
49th

Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time

  • Uganda
  • Uruguay
00.511.5199520072020

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.2657 against 0.2488 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0169.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uganda ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 49th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4864 0.8106 0.3242 Uruguay
2010s 0.3511 1 0.6501 Uruguay
2020s 0.2657 0.2488 0.0169 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Uganda or Uruguay?
Uganda, at 0.2657 against 0.2488 in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Uganda and Uruguay?
0.0169, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Uruguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Uganda and Uruguay rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
Uganda ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 49th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 3,021 data points, 1973–2020
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.