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
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
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.