Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Full democracy
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 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 full democracy, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for full democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).