Germany vs Uruguay: Deliberative Democracy Index

Germany
0.79
in 2025
Uruguay
0.784
in 2025
Germany rank
8th
Uruguay rank
10th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

  • Germany
  • Uruguay
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.79 against 0.784 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.

Germany ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 175 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Uruguay Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1772 0.2732 0.096 Uruguay
1910s 0.1982 0.338 0.1398 Uruguay
1920s 0.4877 0.4665 0.0212 Germany
1930s 0.143 0.338 0.195 Uruguay
1940s 0.011 0.5028 0.4918 Uruguay
1990s 0.865 0.7837 0.0813 Germany
2000s 0.8695 0.8251 0.0444 Germany
2010s 0.856 0.8433 0.0127 Germany
2020s 0.8107 0.7332 0.0775 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Germany or Uruguay?
Germany, at 0.79 against 0.784 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Germany and Uruguay?
0.006, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
Germany ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Deliberative Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.