United Kingdom vs Uruguay: Full democracy

United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

United Kingdom 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.

United Kingdom ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom 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 0.2 0 0.2 United Kingdom
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 United Kingdom
1940s 0.4 0.6 0.2 Uruguay
1950s 1 0.9 0.1 United Kingdom
1960s 1 0 1 United Kingdom
1970s 1 0 1 United Kingdom
1980s 1 0.4 0.6 United Kingdom
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, United Kingdom or Uruguay?
United Kingdom, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between United Kingdom and Uruguay?
0, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Uruguay?
201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom and Uruguay rank globally for full democracy?
United Kingdom 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

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).