Netherlands vs Uruguay: Full democracy
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Netherlands |
| 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 full democracy, Netherlands or Uruguay?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for full democracy?
- Netherlands 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 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+).