South Korea vs Uruguay: Electoral democracy
South Korea
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- South Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, South Korea or Uruguay?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between South Korea and Uruguay?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uruguay?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Uruguay rank globally for electoral democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).