Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Uruguay ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 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, Trinidad and Tobago or Uruguay?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay?
- 0, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Trinidad and Tobago 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).