China vs Uruguay: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- China
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.3207 against 0.3027 in China, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Uruguay ahead.
China ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 144 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.7149 | 0.6836 | 1.4 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -0.196 | 0.5029 | 0.6989 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.3027 | 0.3207 | 0.018 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, China or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.3207 against 0.3027 in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between China and Uruguay?
- 0.018, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do China and Uruguay rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- China ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.