France vs Uruguay: Deliberative Democracy Index
France
0.793
in 2025
Uruguay
0.784
in 2025
France rank
7th
Uruguay rank
10th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- France
- Uruguay
How they compare
France currently reports 0.793 against 0.784 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.
France ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4232 | 0.2732 | 0.15 | France |
| 1910s | 0.3752 | 0.338 | 0.0372 | France |
| 1920s | 0.4143 | 0.4665 | 0.0522 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.4095 | 0.338 | 0.0715 | France |
| 1940s | 0.2402 | 0.5783 | 0.3381 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.5747 | 0.6881 | 0.1134 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.6104 | 0.6126 | 0.0022 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.7498 | 0.1269 | 0.6229 | France |
| 1980s | 0.7795 | 0.3725 | 0.407 | France |
| 1990s | 0.799 | 0.7815 | 0.0175 | France |
| 2000s | 0.8082 | 0.8251 | 0.0169 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.8169 | 0.8433 | 0.0264 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.8017 | 0.7332 | 0.0685 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, France or Uruguay?
- France, at 0.793 against 0.784 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between France and Uruguay?
- 0.009, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do France and Uruguay rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- France ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. 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 extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.